Flake refers to a type of tobacco produced by being compacted under great pressure and heated for days at a time, producing cakes of tobacco which when taken from the press are guillotined into thin slices.
Ref: 123953/2006-10-18

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Flakes

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