noun
burley
BUR-lee
noun
1
A mild variety of tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky and used in cigarette blends.
"The cigarette blend uses burley for its light, sweet flavour."
"Burley tobacco is air-cured rather than flue-cured."
2
Ground bait made of fish blood and scraps, scattered in the water to attract fish.
"The angler threw burley over the side to draw the fish in."
How to Use Burley
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a type of pale tobacco leaf, or fish scraps thrown in the water to lure fish closer.
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Don't confuse with the adjective "burly" (big and muscular) — they're pronounced almost the same but spelled differently and mean completely different things.
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