chewing tobacco
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chewing tobacco
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Prior to a recent game, Bourne manager Scott Landers gnawed on Mike and Ike candies the way his predecessors got their buzz from chewing tobacco.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
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
He arrived so shortly after Mr. Hall’s execution that, he told his attorneys, he could still smell Mr. Hall’s chewing tobacco lingering there.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
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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