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Definition of Beedi
1. Noun. a thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beedi
1. bidi [n -DIES] - See also: bidi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beedi
Literary usage of Beedi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Small Hands of Slavery: bonded child labor in India by Human Rights Watch/Asia (1996)
"Applicable domestic law The trend over the last three decades has been one of
increasing decentralization of beedi production. The main reason for this has ..."
2. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"The amount of tobacco in a beedi varies from 0.2-0.3 g, in contrast to 1 g of
... This is at variance with the findings in India, where beedi smokers ..."
3. By the Sweat and Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in U. S by Maureen E. Jaffe, Monica Mills, Sonia A. Rosen, Robert B. Shepard (1997)
"There are thousands of bonded child workers, girls and boys as young as 7-8,
engaged in the beedi industry in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Registerby Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1906)
"... post-paid on receipt of $7.50 (postal money order preferred). Please give PO
address carefully. WALTER ELIOT THWING, " 65 beedi Glen Street, Roxbury, ..."
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