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Inhale: A common misconception is that cigar smokers inhale. If you are reading this, you probably know that you should not.
Lance: A type of cutter, also known as a piercer, that places a hole in the closed part of your cigar.
Lector: This curious profession calls for someone that will read aloud to the cigar roller as they work.
Length: The size of your cigar, lengthwise, as measured in either inches or millimeters.
Ligero: Ligero is Spanish for light, and is one of the basic types of cigar filler. Known to be very rich and aromatic and found in man full-bodied cigars.
Lonsdale: A cigar that is around 6 to 6 ¾ inches in length with a ring gauge between 42 and 44, though in truth, this can vary even greater.
Conclusion
Well that wraps up this episode. As promised, we made it to the M’s. In the next article, our last in the series, we will wrap up the rest of these phrases and conclude the Ultimate Cigar Glossary!
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This third part of the Ultimate Cigar Glossary covers the letters D through L. If you feel I missed something, please let me know!
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