burley

Light-bodied tobacco variety

Burley is a light-colored, air-cured tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky and nearby states.

It has a mild flavor and high absorptive quality, making it ideal for blending in cigarettes and pipe tobaccos.

The name comes from the Burley family, who developed the variety in the 1860s.

a burley tobacco blend, Kentucky burley.

tobacco

curing

Restoring health or preserving

leaf · harvest · crop · cultivation · agriculture · barn · cigar · pipe · blend · aromatic

sturdy

robust

Strong and durable

strapping · brawny · vigorous · rugged · stout · strong · muscular · hefty · stalwart · hardy

bait

chum

Friend or fish scraps

  • catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
  • carpWhine about trivialities
  • anglerOne who casts lines

fishing · scatter · attractant · drift · current · bucket · mesh · bag · oily · scent

Opposites
tobacco curing method

burleybright leaf

Air-dried golden tobacco

Family

burly, burl, burliness, burls

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G