noun
Cavendish
KA-vuhn-dihsh
noun
1
A type of leaf tobacco that's been sweetened and pressed into cakes or plugs.
"He preferred a rich, sweet Cavendish tobacco for his pipe."
How to Use Cavendish
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly known today as a variety of pipe tobacco, or as the name behind the common Cavendish banana.
Word Forms
Cavendishes plural
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Etymology
The tobacco is named after William Cavendish; the popular Cavendish banana is likewise named after a different Duke of Devonshire from the same family.