Definition of "cavendish"

"But the managers seem inclined to cut their cavendish very fine just at present," she said.

1919, Richard Harding Davis, The Exiles and Other Stories‎

No man less; only he (not Vieuxbois, but his younger brother) has found a wide-awake cooler than an iron kettle, and travels by rail when he is at home; and when he was in the Crimea, rode a shaggy pony, and smoked cavendish all through the battle of Inkermann." "

1901, Charles Kingsley, Two Years Ago, Volume I‎

Then burn equal parts of cavendish tobacco and old shoeleather in an iron vessel till charred.

1896, anonymous author, The Ladies Book of Useful Information‎

It was always an augury of foul weather in Livingstone's temper when, instead of the decent evening cigar, he smoked the short black brule-gueule, loaded to the muzzle with cavendish.

1868, George A. Lawrence, Guy Livingstone;‎

Come, I'll trate ye to a taste o' me cavendish, which is better than growlin' in yer hammock at the muskaities, poor things, as don't know no better."

1817, R.M. Ballantyne, The Pirate City‎