cap·o·ral (k p  r-l, kp -rl)n. A strong dark tobacco. [French, short for (tabac de) caporal, corporal('s tobacco), from Italian caporale, from capo, head; see capo1.] |
caporal [ˌkæpəˈrɑːl]
n
a strong coarse dark tobacco
[from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco]
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