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| cheroot |
an untapered cigar made with both ends open. |
| cigarillo |
a small thin cigar. |
| corona |
a long untapered cigar. [1/5 definitions] |
| panatela |
a long thin cigar. |
| panetela |
a long tapering cigar. |
| perfecto |
a standard cigar that is thick in the center and tapers at both ends. |
| puff |
to inhale smoke from (a cigarette or cigar); smoke. [2/16 definitions] |
| smoke |
(informal) any tobacco product that can be smoked, such as a cigarette or cigar. [3/12 definitions] |
| stogy |
a long and thin, usu. cheap, cigar. [1/2 definitions] |
| stub |
to extinguish (a cigar or cigarette) by pressing the end against something (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/6 definitions] |
| wooden Indian |
a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian brave, formerly placed as an advertisement in front of cigar stores. |
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