1. A coarse tobacco, typically used for smoking in pipes or rolled into cigars.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also refers to a type of snuff

Examples

• The old sailor preferred caporal tobacco in his pipe.
• Caporal was a popular smoking tobacco in 19th-century Europe.
• He purchased a pouch of caporal at the tobacconist's shop.
• The distinctive flavor of caporal made it recognizable among smokers.