Definition of snuff

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Snuff (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not..

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Besnuff :: Besnuff (v. t.) To befoul with snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..
Snuffing :: Snuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuf.
Tonka Bean :: Tonka bean () The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses..
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
Snuffed :: Snuffed (imp. & p. p.) of Snuf.
Snuffers :: Snuffers (n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff..
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Vent :: Vent (v. i.) To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To dip snuff.
Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
Asarabacca :: Asarabacca (n.) An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europaeum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs..
Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly..
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Soiled with snuff.
Niopo :: Niopo (n.) A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree (Piptadenia peregrina), thence called niopo tree..
Sniffle :: Sniffle (v. i.) To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh..
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger..
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