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NEGROHEAD
Etymology
Noun
negrohead (countable and uncountable, plural negroheads)
(dated) An inferior commercial variety of india rubber made up into round masses.
(archaic, slang) cavendish tobacco
Source: Wiktionary
Ne"gro*head`, n.
Definition: An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into round masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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