humidor

English

Etymology

From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”).[1]

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Noun

humidor (plural humidors)

  1. A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
    • 2016, The Cuban Cigar Handbook: The Discerning Aficionado's Guide to the Best Cuban Cigars in the World‎, Cider Mill Press, →ISBN, page 89:
      Don't just toss them in the humidor; you need to progressively re-humidify them. You're definitely going to want a thermometer to put inside your humidor, as well as a hygrometer […]

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References
  1. “humidor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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