Word: generous
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Formerly when a man bought a plug of tobacco to chew he got a good-sized piece that enabled him to be generous in sharing it with his fellows. Now, largely due to the tax, the plug commonly used does not contain more than a half a dozen good-sized chews. The buyer . . . seeks privacy when he takes a chew in order to avoid sharing it with others...