chewing tobacco
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewing tobacco
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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And spitting is still socially acceptable - be it chewing tobacco, sportsmen spiting on camera or Bollywood portrayals of men spitting while fighting each other.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2021
That’s meant the end of a theatrical era — gone the way of stirrups and chewing tobacco on major league diamonds.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
Mail Pouch barns, painted with 1920s ads for chewing tobacco, still span the Ohio Valley.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2019
To cite just a few recent examples: In Washington, the city council has passed legislation restricting e-cigarettes, which emit vapor, and chewing tobacco, which doesn’t emit anything.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2017
Leon Sadoff’s father ran a kiosk on Amsterdam just off 125th Street, and we got nine plugs of chewing tobacco from him.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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