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单词 tobacco baron
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tobacco baron
tobacco baron n. [baron n. 2b, 2c] (a) colloquial a powerful tobacco merchant or manufacturer; (b) slang a prisoner who dominates his companions because he is able to sell tobacco to them (cf. quot. 1950 at baron n. 2c).
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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > dominating by selling tobacco
baron1950
tobacco baron1961
society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > wealthy > in specific trade
tobacco lord1832
railroad king1849
pork king1880
rum baron1887
lumber baron1888
tobacco baron1961
1961 Spectator 7 July 5/1 The brewers and the ‘tobacco barons’, who had recently raised their prices.
1964 Daily Tel. 15 Jan. 15/1 Powers to limit the activities of prison ‘tobacco barons’ are provided in modernised prison and Borstal rules.
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