Definition of snuff

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Snuff (v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.

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Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Sulky; angry; vexed.
Snuffled :: Snuffled (imp. & p. p.) of Snuffl.
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose..
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once..
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..
Tobacco :: Tobacco (n.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid taste..
Snuffingly :: Snuffingly (adv.) In a snuffing manner.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy..
Snuffed :: Snuffed (imp. & p. p.) of Snuf.
Snuffler :: Snuffler (n.) One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
Snite :: Snite (v. t.) To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of..
Snuffbox :: Snuffbox (n.) A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses..
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To dip snuff.
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..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..
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