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Burley, burley3 U.S.|ˈbɜːlɪ|
[? Personal name.]
An American tobacco, of which there are two varieties, red and white. Also attrib.
1881Southern Planter in B. W. Arnold Tobacco Ind. (1897) 35 The White Burley produced in the west has now thoroughly substituted our dark grades. 1900Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 435 The White Burley is entirely air cured, except in exceedingly damp weather, when wood fires may be used. 1909Westm. Gaz. 10 Feb. 5/2 From the Blue Grass also comes most of what is called the Burley, another fine quality, which is made into chewing tobacco for the American and German. 1952Economist 29 Nov., Over 155,000 growers of burley tobacco voted on whether they wished to continue..price support for their 1953 crop. |