AMBEER

Meaning of AMBEER in English

/am"bear/ , n. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

tobacco juice.

[ 1755-65; Amer.; earlier, water soaked in cut tobacco refuse; perh. b. AMBER and BEER, alluding to its color and foaminess ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

AMBEER — noun Etymology: probably alteration of amber; from its color Date: 1848 tobacco juice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMBEER — ˈamˌbi(ə)r, -iə noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably alteration of amber; from its color chiefly South & Midland : tobacco …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBEER — noun Etymology: probably alteration of amber; from its color Date: 1848 chiefly Southern & southern Midland : tobacco juice
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMBEER — [am.beer] n [prob. alter. of amber; fr. its color] (1848) chiefly Southern & southern Midland: tobacco juice
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMBEER — Pronunciation: ' am- ˌ bir Function: noun Etymology: probably alteration of amber; from its color Date: 1848 chiefly Southern & …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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