maccoboy

Variant of maccaboy

maccaboy definition

mac·ca·boy (mak′ə bo̵i′)

noun

a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented
also sp. maccoboy mac′·co·boy′

Etymology: Fr macouba, after Macouba, district in Martinique where made

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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