caporal
Also found in: Wikipedia.
cap·o·ral
(kăp′ər-əl, kăp′ə-răl′)n.
A strong dark tobacco.
[French, short for (tabac de) caporal, corporal('s tobacco), from Italian caporale, from capo, head; see capo1.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
caporal
(ˌkæpəˈrɑːl)n
a strong coarse dark tobacco
[C19: from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
cap•o•ral
(ˈkæp ər əl, ˌkæp əˈræl)n.
a variety of tobacco.
[1840–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.