cavendish
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakesLeaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
US/kˈævəndɪʃ/
» Mrs. Cavendish gave me some tea.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
More definitions
- British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
Examples
11 sentencesMrs. Cavendish gave me some tea.
Mary Cavendish laid her hand upon my arm.
deMary Cavendish legte mir die Hand auf den Arm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I did not see Mrs. Cavendish until lunch-time.
I challenged Mary Cavendish to a single at tennis.
Mrs. Cavendish fanned herself gently with a palm leaf.
Origin
Possibly from the name of the original manufacturer.Possibly from the name of the original manufacturer.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810):Henry Cavendish
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcut cavendish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable