Canaster

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

can=as=ter

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Canaster, n. [Sp. canasta, canastro, basket, fr. L. canistrum. See Canister.].

A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America. McElrath. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Canaster, n. tobacco made from coarsely broken dried leaves.

Etymology

orig. the container: Sp. canastro ult. f. Gk kanastron