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cigar-store indian

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ci⋅gar-store In⋅dian

[si-gahr-stawr, -stohr]
–noun
a wooden statue of an American Indian, traditionally displayed at the entrance of cigar stores.

Origin:
1925–30
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ci·gar-store Indian   (sĭ-gär'stôr', -stōr')
n.  A wooden effigy of a Native American holding a cluster of cigars, formerly used as the emblem of a tobacconist.
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