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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Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
Snuffbox :: Snuffbox (n.) A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy..
Snuffler :: Snuffler (n.) One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
Snuffing :: Snuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuf.
Snuffers :: Snuffers (n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
Snift :: Snift (v. i.) To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt..
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed.
Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) One who snuffs.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Sulky; angry; vexed.
Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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