Definition of snuff

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Snuff (n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.

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Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.
Snuffingly :: Snuffingly (adv.) In a snuffing manner.
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Soiled with snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff..
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..
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 (n.) The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed.
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of..
Erthine :: Erthine (n.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory..
Snift :: Snift (v. i.) To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
Maccoboy :: Maccoboy (n.) A kind of snuff.
Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) The common porpoise.
Snuffle :: Snuffle (n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Snivel :: Snivel (v. i.) To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
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..
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..
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..
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