maccaboy

or mac·co·boy

[ mak-uh-boi ]

noun

1. a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.

maccaboy

/ ˈmækəˌbɔɪ; ˈmækəˌbɔː /

noun

1. a dark rose-scented snuff

Word History and Origins

Origin of maccaboy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of maccaboy¹

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

Example Sentences

"Well, everybody has to have their pesters, and you'll have to take yours," rejoined Miss Persis Tame, taking a pinch of snuff—the real Maccaboy—twice as large, with twice as fierce an action.

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

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

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Associated words: pluviography, flurry, sleet, spoondrift, drift, flake, igloo, slush, avalanche, hyetology, meteorology, blizzard. snowy, a. niveous, snowlike. snub, v. slight, ignore, disregard. snub, n. slight, check, rebuke. snuff, n. maccaboy, rappee; sniff. snug, a. cozy; concealed, close; comfortable, compact. snuggle, v. nestle, cuddle. soak, v. drench, saturate; absorb, imbibe; macerate imbrue, steep. soaked, a. drenched, saturated, sodden. soaking, a. drenching, saturating. soap, n.

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The collar sits as high in the neck; the red silk handkerchief peeps out behind; the trousers are cut with the "full fall," over which hangs the watch fob-chain with its heavy seals; the low-crowned beaver hat has the same wide brim; and the silver snuff-box is still redolent of Scotch maccaboy.

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