navy plug

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noun

a strong, dark tobacco in plug form.

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Origin of navy plug

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby navy plug

navy blue, Navy Cross, navy cut, navy gray, Navy List, navy plug, navy yard, nawab, Naxalite, Naxçivan, Naxos

How to use navy plug in a sentence

Adelbert P. Gibney smiled and bit a large crescent out of his navy plug, for his soul was at peace.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
Having seen to this, he reverts to his favorite pastime, sitting on a log and smoking navy plug.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
It seems that the only maritime aid I am to receive from the United States is some navy-plug to chew.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
He cuts everything with this knife, from apples and navy plug to ship's cables and telegraph wire.
The Other Fellow|F. Hopkinson Smith

And Shorty handed him his pipe, which he had just refilled with whittlings of black "navy plug."
Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)|John McElroy