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- noun Plural form of
segar .
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Examples
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We offered them some leaves of tobacco, rolled up into what are called segars, and they smoked a little, but did not seem fond of it.
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Strand till quite recently, and I saw the notice "segars" the other day over a small tobacco-shop in York -- which has no authority, and on etymological grounds is indefensible.
The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897
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Pg. 90, unusual or archaic spelling of "segars" retained.
Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Frank Marryat 1840
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Mr. Wondrich quotes one amazed observer of rough and rowdy California that the saloons had "purer liquors, better segars, finer tobacco ... and prettier courtezans" than anyplace in the country: "California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America."
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Gonfaloniere for the pleasure they had received through his invitation, our two artists, lighting segars, walked up to the Pianillo, where the rising moon gave them a splendid view of the Campagna and mountain-bounded horizon.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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After supper came coffee and segars, and the sight of one of the soldiers of the patrol, who came in to have a glass of _sambuca_, his blue uniform in good condition, his carbine brightly shining.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Picton brings up his travelling blanket, and we stretch out upon it on deck, basking in the warm, humid light, and leisurely puffing away at our segars, for we have nothing else to do.
Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Frederic S. Cozzens
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Maggiore, the old hotel kept by Papa Bolangaro, and watching the sunset over Isola Bella and the lake, my friend Blome knocked away the ashes from his Vevay segar -- wretched segars those -- and dreamily gazed at the beautiful scene before him.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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So we pulled away dolefully at our segars, in solemn silence.
Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Frederic S. Cozzens
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I endeavoured to soften the feelings of the guard by giving them tea and segars for the night; so that they allowed me to remain inside of my room, without threatening as they did the night before.
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