Definitions

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  • noun The manufacture of cigars.

Etymologies

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cigar +‎ making

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Examples

  • Despite the nudge-nudge, wink-wink of the innuendo, Cuban cigarmaking is a fascinating process to watch ... lightning-fast, with the heady scent of the leaves, and the smiles and laughter of the tabaquero (or tabaquera!) as he or she fashions the leathery leaves into a tight roll on the rolling tables (all in full view, no less!), before packing them into the wooden mold that will compress them even tighter after they are pressed in the enormous presses.

    façonner - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The leading industries and value of annual output are: cigarmaking, about

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • The victory rests with him, since the Court of Appeals decided that the law, passed a few years ago, to prohibit cigarmaking in tenements was unconstitutional, and thus put an end to the struggle.

    XII. The Bohemians— Tenement-House Cigarmaking 1890

  • They are generally kept by some man who works in the daytime at tailoring, cigarmaking, or something else.

    X. Jewtown 1890

  • April's Cigar Aficionado takes you into the world of Miami cigarmaking, showcasing the newest brands being rolled in Little Havana.

    unknown title 2009

  • April's Cigar Aficionado takes you into the world of Miami cigarmaking, showcasing the newest brands being rolled in Little Havana.

    unknown title 2009

  • April's Cigar Aficionado takes you into the world of Miami cigarmaking, showcasing the newest brands being rolled in Little Havana.

    unknown title 2009

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