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nigger twist

nigger twist noun: strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.

Noun

nigger twist (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) Strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.
    • ‘Did you require much capital to start out here, Bob?’ I inquired. ‘Just on one hundred pounds, a couple of pack-mules, a saddle, a few old bags and a bit of wire, a case of nigger twist tobacco, an axe, - and a rifle thrown in.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 239
    • It was used for ‘nigger twist’ tobacco and sent to the islands during the war.1952 July 6, Sunday Mail, Brisbane
    Synonyms:
    nigger tobacco

Synonyms of nigger twist

Origin of nigger twist

From niggerhead.

Questions about nigger twist

What does nigger twist mean?
Nigger twist means strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.
What part of speech is nigger twist?
Nigger twist is a noun.

Words near nigger twist in the dictionary

  1. nigger stick
  2. nigger sticks
  3. nigger tobacco
  4. nigger toe
  5. nigger toes
  6. nigger twist
  7. nigger universities
  8. nigger university
  9. nigger-boy
  10. nigger-boys
  11. nigger-brown

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