Woodbine

See also: woodbine

English

Etymology

(British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Woodbine

1. A British brand of unfiltered cigarette, now made in Ireland
2. A small city, the county seat of Camden County, Georgia, United States.

Noun

Woodbine (plural Woodbines)

1. A cigarette of this brand.
   • 2011, Evelyn Doyle, Nothing Green:

     Dot handed me a small white tablet of Beechnut chewing gum as we sat on the top deck of the bus on our way home from work one Friday evening. She had also offered me one of her Woodbines.

Noun

Woodbine (plural Woodbines)

1. (Australia, slang, World War I) A British soldier.

Anagrams

• Bowenoid, bowenoid