snuff-dipping

snuff-dipping

n
(Brewing) the practice of absorbing nicotine by holding in one's mouth, between the cheek and the gum, a small amount of tobacco, either loose or enclosed in a sachet
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Until he started in on the evils of snuff-dipping. At that, the pious old girl sat bolt upright and said, "Now he done stopped preachin' and took to meddlin'!
For this reason--pecan pie and gospel music, snuff-dipping grannies and kissing cousins not with standing--Bastard Out of Carolina is a singular and important act of art and courage.
Heeding the alarm on snuff-dipping among adolescent athletes sounded well over a decade ago by the dental profession, physicians must work more closely with athletic coaches in secondary schools and universities to counteract tobacco use and promotion.
A string of award-winning albums followed, all including his brilliant characterizations based on people he has known--from know-it-all winos to hillbillies to jackleg preachers to the tobacco-chewing, snuff-dipping Mudbone.
tal administrator who once entered a meeting to the musical theme from Star Wars, a 300-pound snuff-dipping judge, and a Mickey Spillane gumshoe who calls pretty girls "dollies" and bad guys "scumbags." At the center of the mystery is Genene Jones, a bizarre, complex woman who lavished affection on infants as she injected them with a variety of lethal drugs.
[33]Palladino G, Brunnemann KD, Adams JD, Haley NJ, et al: Snuff-dipping in college students: A clinical profile.