Definition of snuff

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Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..

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Snuffers :: Snuffers (n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
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..
Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Sulky; angry; vexed.
Thief :: Thief (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) The common porpoise.
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Besnuff :: Besnuff (v. t.) To befoul with snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt..
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..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not..
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy..
Erthine :: Erthine (n.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory..
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..
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..
Vent :: Vent (v. i.) To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.
Snite :: Snite (v. t.) To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle..
Smutchin :: Smutchin (n.) Snuff.
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