Jackass rope

[jak-ahs rohp]

Definition

A thick, dark, tightly twisted roll of home-grown cured tobacco.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Di old man slice piece off him jackass rope tobacco fi smoke him pipe.
English:
The old man sliced a piece off his twisted cured tobacco roll to smoke his pipe.

Patois:
Jackass rope tobacco strong bad.
English:
Jackass rope tobacco is very strong.

Usage Tip

Traditional Jamaican cured tobacco twisted tightly into a rope-like strand, historically sold by the inch/foot.

Patois Synonym: twist tobacco
English Synonym: twisted tobacco roll

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