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Henry Clay
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English
Etymology
Proprietary name, after Henry Clay (1777–1852), US politician.
Noun
A brand of cigar. from 19th c.
en 1888 Rudyard Kipling Departmental Ditties 105 There's peace in a Laranaga, there's calm in a Henry Clay.
237 He removed his large Henry Clay decisively and his large fierce eyes scowled intelligently over all their faces.