burley

Definition

A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.

Etymology

Unknown. Compare the personal name Burley.

Example Sentences

• "The price received by farmers at the auctions for burley has decreased, other conditions being about average, around 1.45 cents for each 10-million-pound increase in the production of burley"
• "Fish will swim up your burley trail looking for the source which should be where your baits are placed, instead of dumping a heap of burley at once where the fish will feed on it quickly and move on."