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  cavendish

  noun

  tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.
• Cavendish
  Cavendish

  noun

  Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.

cavendish

¹ American  

[kav-uhn-dish] / ˈkæv ən dɪʃ /

noun

1. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.

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Cavendish ² American  

[kav-uhn-dish] / ˈkæv ən dɪʃ /

noun

1. Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.

2. William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57.

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Cavendish ¹ British  

/ ˈkævəndɪʃ /

noun

1. Henry. 1731–1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him

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cavendish ² British  

/ ˈkævəndɪʃ /

noun

1. tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars

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Cavendish Scientific  

/ kăv′ən-dĭsh /

1. British chemist and physicist who in 1766 discovered hydrogen, which he called “inflammable air.” He also demonstrated that it is the lightest of all the gases and established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. In 1798, Cavendish estimated with great accuracy the mean density of the Earth.

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Etymology

Origin of cavendish

First recorded in 1830–40; presumably named after maker or handler

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Environmental Assessor cavendish personnel. a fantastic opportunity has arrisen to join our pr….

From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2010

Come, I’ll trate ye to a taste o’ me cavendish, which is better than growlin’ in yer hammock at the muskaities, poor things, as don’t know no better.”

From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The word conveys no idea to you but that of "long nines," and pig-tail, and cavendish.

From The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain by Taylor, Bayard

The average "boy" of sixteen nowadays usually smokes cavendish and does a little on the Stock Exchange or makes a book; and as for love! he has quite got over it by that age.

From Stage-Land by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

It was always an augury of foul weather in Livingstone's temper when, instead of the decent evening cigar, he smoked the short black brule-gueule, loaded to the muzzle with cavendish.

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

He is also just nine career stage wins from equaling the record of 35 set by Mark Cavendish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The spokesperson added the intricate flower beds and pathways of the Great Parterre disappeared beneath a new landscape in the 1730s in changes introduced by William Cavendish, the third Duke of Devonshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Cavendish reiterates its buy recommendation on the stock and sees significant upside to the current share price, especially if the long-awaited recovery in active management occurs, Karim adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

The technique traces back to English physicist Henry Cavendish, who conducted a pioneering gravity experiment in 1798.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

Her name was Faith Cavendish, and she lived at the Stanford Arms Hotel on Sixty-fifth and Broadway.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger