CIGAR


Meaning of CIGAR in English

— cigarless , adj. — cigarlike , adj.

/si gahr"/ , n.

1. a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.

2. no cigar , Informal. not being a winning or successful effort, as if not good enough to earn a cigar as a prize: He made a good try at fielding the ball, but no cigar.

[ 1625-35; cigarro ]

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