maccaboy

or mac·co·boy

[ mak-uh-boi ]

noun
  1. a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.

Origin of maccaboy

1
1730–40; earlier macabao, macauba, mac(c)ouba<French macouba a kind of aromatic tobacco; special use of Macouba place in northern Martinique, where made

Words Nearby maccaboy

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How to use maccaboy in a sentence

  • And Mrs. Perkins finished her speech with the largest pinch of maccaboy she could possibly hold between her thumb and forefinger.

    The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmes
  • Sometime when youer passin' by, I'd be mighty thankful ef you 'ud fetch me some maccaboy snuff.

    Mingo | Joel Chandler Harris
  • He takes a gentle pinch of her cheek as if she were maccaboy, when she is only a very verdant girl.

    The World on Wheels and Other Sketches | Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for maccaboy

maccaboy

maccoboy maccabaw (ˈmækəˌbɔː)

/ (ˈmækəˌbɔɪ) /


noun
  1. a dark rose-scented snuff

Origin of maccaboy

1
C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made

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