cut plug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cut plug
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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When baited properly, a cut plug herring will corkscrew through the water similar to a live herring.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022
Husky Senator-elect Brown chews Navy cut plug, makes a thundering speech.
From Time Magazine Archive
Charlie Cottar was the first man to chew cut plug in East Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stirling reached for his pipe, gathered together a palmful of cut plug, struck a sulphur match on the rail at his side and held the flame to the bowl till it glowed.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
Here he threw away the remnant of the principe, and, securing his pipe, beat the ashes there-out and carefully reloaded with cut plug.
From Wolfville by Lewis, Alfred Henry
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