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cigar

noun

  1. a compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ / /sɪˈɡɑɹ/

noun

Etymology: From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.

  1. A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

    Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth[…].

    A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

  2. The penis.