humidor
Americannoun
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a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for maintaining the right level of humidity for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.
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a similar container or room for storing any items or products that benefit from a controlled and consistent level of humidity, especially baseballs, whose degree of moisture notably affects their response when batted.
noun
Etymology
Origin of humidor
Example Sentences
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Insurers paid out £106,700 for the loss, but Prosecutor Julian Winship said there were only seven Fabergé sets - containing a jewelled egg, watch, whisky bottle, cigars and humidor - in existence.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Some also have started connecting their clients with property managers who can maintain multiple homes, keeping the humidor filled with cigars or stocking the fridge before clients arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Each humidor holds about 2,400 baseballs, stored in boxes labeled with the dates on which each was placed on the shelf.
From Washington Post • May 14, 2022
Among the items that once belonged to “Scarface” Capone that he picked up was a decorative humidor for $120,000 and an 18-karat yellow gold and platinum belt buckle for $22,500.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021
He thought it might be a humidor but it was the wrong shape and when he picked it up and felt the weight of it he knew what it was.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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