maccaboy

or mac·co·boy

[ mak-uh-boi ]

/ ˈmæk əˌbɔɪ /

noun

a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.

Origin of maccaboy

1730–40; earlier macabao, macauba, mac(c)ouba<French macouba a kind of aromatic tobacco; special use of Macouba place in northern Martinique, where made

Words nearby maccaboy

MacBride, Macc., Maccabaeus, Maccabean, Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato, Macclesfield, MacDiarmid

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Example sentences from the Web for maccaboy

Sometime when youer passin' by, I'd be mighty thankful ef you 'ud fetch me some maccaboy snuff.
Mingo|Joel Chandler Harris
And Mrs. Perkins finished her speech with the largest pinch of maccaboy she could possibly hold between her thumb and forefinger.
The English Orphans|Mary Jane Holmes
He takes a gentle pinch of her cheek as if she were maccaboy, when she is only a very verdant girl.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for maccaboy

maccaboy

maccoboy maccabaw (ˈmækəˌbɔː)

/ (ˈmækəˌbɔɪ) /

noun

a dark rose-scented snuff

Word Origin for maccaboy

C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	maccaboy
释义	maccaboy or mac·co·boy [ mak-uh-boi ] / ˈmæk əˌbɔɪ / noun a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented. Origin of maccaboy 1730–40; earlier macabao, macauba, mac(c)ouba<French macouba a kind of aromatic tobacco; special use of Macouba place in northern Martinique, where made Words nearby maccaboy MacBride, Macc., Maccabaeus, Maccabean, Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato, Macclesfield, MacDiarmid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maccaboy Sometime when youer passin' by, I'd be mighty thankful ef you 'ud fetch me some maccaboy snuff. Mingo\|Joel Chandler Harris And Mrs. Perkins finished her speech with the largest pinch of maccaboy she could possibly hold between her thumb and forefinger. The English Orphans\|Mary Jane Holmes He takes a gentle pinch of her cheek as if she were maccaboy, when she is only a very verdant girl. The World on Wheels and Other Sketches\|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor British Dictionary definitions for maccaboy maccaboy maccoboy maccabaw (ˈmækəˌbɔː) / (ˈmækəˌbɔɪ) / noun a dark rose-scented snuff Word Origin for maccaboy C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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