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maccoboy

[mak-uh-boi]

noun

a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.

Also, mac·co·boy.

Origin:
1730–40; earlier macabao, macauba, mac(c)ouba < French macouba a kind of aromatic tobacco; special use of Macouba place in northern Martinique, where made

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maccaboy, maccoboy or maccabaw (ˈmækəˌbɔɪ, ˈmækəˌbɔː)

—n
	a dark rose-scented snuff

[C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made]

maccoboy, maccoboy or maccabaw

—n

[C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made]

maccabaw, maccoboy or maccabaw

—n

[C18: from French macouba, from the name of the district of Martinique where it is made]

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maccoboy

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