occabot

English

Etymology

Backslang for tobacco.

Noun

occabot (uncountable)

1. (archaic, costermongers) Tobacco.
   • 1826, George Wood, The Rambles of Redbury Rook, page 177:

     He took gayer and more commodious apartments, to suit the taste of the lady, who could not think of any residence not including a complete suite of rooms; his gorg was therefore transformed into eniw, and his occabot into sweet scented sragic.

   • 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, Of the "Penny Gaff", page 41:

     To discover the kind of entertainment, a lad near me and my companion was asked "if there was any flash dancing." With a knowing wink the boy answered "Lots! show their legs and all, prime!" and immediately the boy followed up this information by a request for a "yennep" to get a "tib of occabot."

Anagrams

• tobacco