Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. milit.) a cigarette, a cigarette stub.

1925		(con. WWI) Fraser & Gibbons Soldier and Sailor Words 32: Bonfire: A cigarette.
1944		‘Jiver’s Bible’ in D. Burley Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive.
1960, 1975		Wentworth & Flexner DAS.