or tobacconer, tobacchian, subs. (old).—A smoker. Also TOBACCONING = smoking.
1615. SYLVESTER, Tobacco Battered, s.v.
1621. VENNER, A Briefe and Accurate Treatise, concerning, the Taking of the Fume of Tobacco (1637), 411. You may obserue how idle and foolish they are, that can not trauell without a Tobacco pipe at their mouth; but such (I must tell you) are no base TOBACCHIANS: for this manner of taking the fume, they suppose to be generous.
d. 1656. JOSEPH HALL, His Hard Measure [Century]. Musketeers, waiting for the Major’s return; drinking and TOBACCONING as freely, as if it [the Cathedral] had turned ale-house.
1854–5. THACKERAY, The Newcomes, xxv. We get very good cigars for a bajoccho and a half—that is, very good for us cheap TOBACCANALIANS.
See PIPE.
