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.
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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
In an effort to reduce time in ball bags, balls are to be taken from the humidor 15-30 minutes before the scheduled start, and then no more than 96 balls at a time.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
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
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
Members pay $6,500 a year plus a $5,000 initiation fee for access to private dining, curated experiences like sleigh rides and holiday parties, and optional private liquor lockers and cigar humidors for an extra fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The "Festival del Habano" draws cigar enthusiasts, traders, and specialized journalists from around the world and features an auction of luxury cigars and humidors.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
The judge’s order applies to cigars that are hand-rolled and tend to be sold in humidors and in specialty stores, rather than the mass-produced machine-rolled cigars typically available at convenience stores.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Before this season, MLB’s home run committee suggested installing humidors — climate-controlled closets, basically — at all 30 parks.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Briefly he permitted himself a vision of his own future home—a palatial bungalow in distant Hollywood, with expensive cigars in elaborate humidors and costly gold-tipped cigarettes in silver things on low tables.
From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon
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