'Canaster' definitions:

Definition of 'Canaster'

From: GCIDE
  • Canaster \Ca*nas"ter\, n. [Sp. canasta, canastro, basket, fr. L. canistrum. See Canister.] A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America. --McElrath. [1913 Webster]