Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mouthpiece or tube, often of ivory or amber, used to hold a cigar. Also, rarely, cigar-tube.
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Examples
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There was nothing in the breast-pocket, and only a few loose coins and a cigar-holder in the waistcoat.
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I noticed that he put his cigar-holder in his vest-pocket a moment ago without first putting it in a case.
Shallow Soil 2003
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A man who carries a cigar-holder and a dirty comb in the same pocket!
Shallow Soil 2003
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A shop in which one sells cigars, or a room in which one keeps cigars, is a cigar-store; a box or other object in which one keeps cigars is a cigar-case; a little tube in which one puts a cigar when one smokes it is a cigar-holder.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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I meant something difficult that would really prove my love for you -- like Lloyd George's ear or the Kaiser's cigar-holder.
Once a Week 1919
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There was nothing in the breast-pocket, and only a few loose coins and a cigar-holder in the waist-coat.
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But -- he respected Dorn, while Hull he held in much such esteem as he held his cigar-holder and pocket knife, or Tony Rivers and Joe House.
The Conflict 1911
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The senator drew breath, directed that his grip be put in the room where he was to repose that night, produced an amber cigar-holder from a case, and a cigar from his waistcoat pocket.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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The senator drew breath, directed that his grip be put in the room where he was to repose that night, produced an amber cigar-holder from a case, and a cigar from his waistcoat pocket.
Mr. Crewe's Career — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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The senator drew breath, directed that his grip be put in the room where he was to repose that night, produced an amber cigar-holder from a case, and a cigar from his waistcoat pocket.
Mr. Crewe's Career — Volume 3 Winston Churchill 1909
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