chewing tobacco
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewing tobacco
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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On an ordinary day, the gridlocked streets emit a mix of noisy, vibrant sights and sounds - vendors chewing tobacco, cows curled against doorways and shops doing brisk business as motorcycles zigzag through the crowd.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022
Representative Madison Cawthorn, a hard-line Republican from North Carolina, sat behind him, stuffing his lip with chewing tobacco and spitting in a cup.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021
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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