maccaboy

American

[mak-uh-boi] / ˈmæk əˌbɔɪ /

Or maccoboy

noun

a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.

maccaboy British

/ ˈmækəˌbɔɪ, ˈmækəˌbɔː /

noun

a dark rose-scented snuff

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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"Kindly have it filled with maccaboy," he said.

From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson

And Mrs. Perkins finished her speech with the largest pinch of maccaboy she could possibly hold between her thumb and forefinger.

From The English Orphans by Holmes, Mary Jane

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