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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 84 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHEROOT, or SHEROOT (from the Tamil word " shuruttu," a See also:roll)  , a See also:cigar made from See also:tobacco grown in See also:southern See also:India and the Philippine Islands . It was once esteemed very highly for its delicate flavour . A See also:cheroot differs from other cigars in having both ends cut square, instead of one being pointed, and one end considerably larger than the other .

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