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ambeer

[ am-beer ]

noun

, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. tobacco juice.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambeer1

1755–65; Americanism; earlier, water soaked in cut tobacco refuse; perhaps blend of amber and beer, alluding to its color and foaminess

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