Etymology

nigger twist

Today it means: Strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

From niggerhead.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.

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