tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars
Word origin
C19: perhaps from the name of the first maker
Cavendish in British English
(ˈkævəndɪʃ)
noun
Henry. 1731–1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him
Cavendish in American English
(ˈkævənˌdɪʃ)
Henry1731-1810; Eng. chemist & physicist
cavendish in American English
(ˈkævənˌdɪʃ)
noun
leaf tobacco softened, sweetened as with molasses, and pressed into plugs or cakes