cavendish

UK: /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ US: (kav′ən dish)

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cav•en•dish  (kav′ən dish), n. 

1. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.

• presumably named after maker or handler 1830–40

Cav•en•dish  (kav′ən dish), n. 

1. Biographical Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
2. Biographical William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57.

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cavendish / ˈkævəndɪʃ/ noun

1. tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from the name of the first maker

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Cavendish / ˈkævəndɪʃ/ noun

1. Henry. 1731–1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him