navy plug


noun
  1. a strong, dark tobacco in plug form.

Origin of navy plug

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words Nearby navy plug

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How to use navy plug in a sentence

  • Adelbert P. Gibney smiled and bit a large crescent out of his navy plug, for his soul was at peace.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • Having seen to this, he reverts to his favorite pastime, sitting on a log and smoking navy plug.

    Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
  • It seems that the only maritime aid I am to receive from the United States is some navy-plug to chew.

    Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
  • He cuts everything with this knife, from apples and navy plug to ship's cables and telegraph wire.

    The Other Fellow | F. Hopkinson Smith
  • And Shorty handed him his pipe, which he had just refilled with whittlings of black "navy plug."