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An account of the quantities of unmanufactured tobacco, manufactured called negro-head, and cigars, imported into the United Kingdom in
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A neighbour of mine raised, in the season of 1837-38, on eighteen acres of fresh cleared land, a crop of tobacco, which he cured and manufactured into negro-head on the spot: it yielded one hundred and fifty kegs of 100lb. weight each; and the whole was sold at 1s. 4d. per pound, thus giving a total of 900l.
Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. G. F. Davidson
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Having remarked which, he lay flat on his back again, staring up at the leaves, and the calm serenity of the sky beyond, while I filled my negro-head pipe from my paper of tobacco, and forthwith began to smoke.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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As he did so, his eye encountered me, where I sat, quietly in my corner, smoking my negro-head pipe, and his thick brows twitched sharply together in a frown.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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And, in a little, having knocked out my negro-head pipe upon my palm, I called for and settled my score.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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Finding nothing to say in answer to this, I smoked my negro-head pipe and stared at the moon, which was looking down at us through a maze of tree-trunks and branches.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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Which done, I pulled out my negro-head pipe, and the landlord fetching himself another, we sat awhile smoking.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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My negro-head pipe slipped suddenly, and fell into the grass, happily without injury.
The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915
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And though he had no boots, he was well off in more important things -- to wit, ten pounds of negro-head tobacco, lots of fishing-tackle, a
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 Louis Becke 1884
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I went straight back to the Temple, where I found the terrible Provis drinking rum-and-water and smoking negro-head, in safety.
Great Expectations Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1861
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