navy plug

noun

1. a strong, dark tobacco in plug form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of navy plug¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Adelbert P. Gibney smiled and bit a large crescent out of his navy plug, for his soul was at peace.

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Having seen to this, he reverts to his favorite pastime, sitting on a log and smoking navy plug.

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It seems that the only maritime aid I am to receive from the United States is some navy-plug to chew.

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He cuts everything with this knife, from apples and navy plug to ship's cables and telegraph wire.

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And Shorty handed him his pipe, which he had just refilled with whittlings of black "navy plug."

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