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caporal
cap·o·ral
1
/
ˈkæp
ər
əl, ˌkæp
əˈræl
/
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[
kap
-er-
uh
l, kap-
uh
-
ral
]
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noun
a variety of tobacco.
Origin:
1840–50;
short for
French
tabac du caporal
tobacco of the
corporal
2
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cap·o·ral
2
/
ˈkæp
əˌræl
/
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[
kap
-
uh
-ral
]
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noun
Southwestern U.S.
an overseer, especially of a cattle ranch.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Spanish:
chief, manager <
Italian;
see
corporal
2
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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]
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