caporal

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cap·o·ral

C0089100 (kăp′ər-əl, kăp′ə-răl′)n. A strong dark tobacco.
[French, short for (tabac de) caporal, corporal('s tobacco), from Italian caporale, from capo, head; see capo1.]

caporal

(ˌkæpəˈrɑːl) na strong coarse dark tobacco[C19: from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco]

cap•o•ral

(ˈkæp ər əl, ˌkæp əˈræl)

n. a variety of tobacco. [1840–50]