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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Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
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..
Maccoboy :: Maccoboy (n.) A kind of snuff.
Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) The common porpoise.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..
Snuffler :: Snuffler (n.) One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children.
Snuffing :: Snuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuf.
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Soiled with snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once..
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..
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 (n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose..
Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..
Sniffle :: Sniffle (v. i.) To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff..
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger..
Snuffed :: Snuffed (imp. & p. p.) of Snuf.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (v. i.) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound..
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