A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
One of the oldest cigar shapes known, though not very common today. This distinctive cigar shape is slowly flared and is typically about 4 inches long with a 34 ring gauge. It makes for a short smoke, growing lighter and lighter in strength as it is consumed.
Cigar (from Tamil, curuttu, roll. [About 1679])
A small, usually round but sometimes square, cigar that has a straight-cut mouth end and a straight-cut burning end.
a cigar with both ends cut flat
a cigar clipped at both ends during manufacturing
An alternative name for a Cigarillo. Often associated with the rough, unfinished style of cigar popularised by Clint Eastwood in his Western movies.
A small cigar. A century ago, cheroots were often smoked using a decorative holder.
The Cheroot or Stogie is a cylindrical cigar with both ends clipped during manufacture. Since cheroots do not taper, they are inexpensive to roll mechanically, and their low cost makes them particularly popular. Typically, stogies have a length of 3.5 to 6.5 inches, and a ring gage of 34 to 37.
