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Brazil tobacco Hist. 
a strong, black tobacco twisted into a rope and sold by the fathom as an important item of trading goods by the Hudson's Bay Co., beginning in 1685.
See also: black tobacco fathom
- 1685 (1948) We have made search, what Tobacco the French vends to the Indians, which you doe so much extoll, and have this yeare bought the like (vizt.) Brazelle Tobacco, of which we have sent for each Factorey, a good Quantety. . . .
- 1743 (1949) Give us good (brazl. tobacco) black tobacco, moist and hard twisted. Let us see itt before op'n ' d. . . .
- 1801 (1927) The remaining contents of the bag are, a piece of Brazil tobacco . . . and a pipe.
- 1957 "Brazill" tobacco--the kind which came in hanks or "hands"--was introduced at an early date when it was found that the Virginia type was not selling well. . . .
- 1685 (1948) We have made search, what Tobacco the French vends to the Indians, which you doe so much extoll, and have this yeare bought the like (vizt.) Brazelle Tobacco, of which we have sent for each Factorey, a good Quantety. . . .