smokeless tobacco

noun

: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff

Examples of smokeless tobacco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That was followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%) and smokeless tobacco (1.2%). Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 From the traditional cigarette to the modern electronic cigarette, from the communal hookah to the discreet pinch of smokeless tobacco, each has proven to be detrimental to a person's health. Tribune News Service, arkansasonline.com, 18 June 2024 Tobacco use, which includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco, and the use of alcohol are the two most common causes of head and neck cancers, experts say. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 Head and neck cancers are more common in people who smoke cigars as well as those who use smokeless tobacco, which is also associated with pancreatic and kidney cancer. Tribune News Service, arkansasonline.com, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for smokeless tobacco 

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smokeless tobacco was in 1899

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“Smokeless tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokeless%20tobacco. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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