tobacco-pouch
Definition
Noun: - A small bag or container for storing tobacco: A "tobacco-pouch" is a receptacle, typically made of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, designed to hold loose tobacco for personal use, such as for rolling cigarettes or filling a pipe.
Usage Examples
- (A small bag for storing loose tobacco.)
- (A container for tobacco storage.)
Advanced Usage
"to fill a tobacco-pouch": to put tobacco into the pouch for later use.
- Before his walk, he carefully filled his tobacco-pouch with fresh tobacco. (He prepared his supply for the outing.)
"to draw from a tobacco-pouch": to take tobacco out of the pouch for consumption.
- She drew a pinch of tobacco from her tobacco-pouch and packed it into her pipe. (She extracted tobacco from the pouch.)
Variants and Related Words
Tobacco (n): the plant or its prepared leaves used for smoking, chewing, or snuff.
- He preferred a sweet-smelling tobacco for his pipe. (The substance stored in the pouch.)
Pouch (n): a small bag or flexible container, often with a drawstring or closure.
- She kept her coins in a leather pouch. (A general term for such a container.)
Synonyms
- Tobacco bag: a common alternative term for a small bag holding tobacco.
- Snuff pouch: a similar container specifically for snuff (powdered tobacco).
- Pipe pouch: a pouch designed to hold tobacco for pipe smoking.
Related Idioms
- "to have a tobacco-pouch": to be a habitual smoker who carries their own tobacco.
- He always had a tobacco-pouch in his coat pocket, a mark of his old-fashioned habits. (He was a regular tobacco user.)
Note: There are no common phrasal verbs or idioms specifically using "tobacco-pouch" as a core element, as it is a specific compound noun.