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caporal

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cap·o·ral  (kpr-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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In the Rue Taitbout were the Concerts Rouge, where for seventy-five centimes they could hear excellent music and get into the bargain something which it was quite possible to drink: the seats were uncomfortable, the place was crowded, the air thick with caporal horrible to breathe, but in their young enthusiasm they were indifferent.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
je crois que nous avons la, un caporal qui ne dort jamais
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