Definition of snuff

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Snuff (v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses..

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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..
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To dip snuff.
Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children.
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt..
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..
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..
Snite :: Snite (v. t.) To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..
Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Snuffing :: Snuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuf.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of..
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger..
Sniffle :: Sniffle (v. i.) To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh..
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.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.
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