Cheroot
[ʃə'ruːt] or [ʃəˈrut]
Definition
(n.) A kind of cigar, originally brought from Mania, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
Checker: Noelle
Definition
n. a cigar not pointed at either end.
See Shaya-root.
Editor: Natasha
Examples
- How you have escaped them I can't imagine, says the eminent traveller, lighting his cheroot again, and staring hard at Mr. Franklin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr. Murthwaite went on with his cheroot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He threw away his cheroot, and took Mr. Franklin's arm, to go back to the ladies. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Even the immovable Mr. Murthwaite was so interested in what he heard, that he let his cheroot go out. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr. Murthwaite took his cheroot out of his mouth, and leaned, in his weary way, against the trunk of a tree. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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