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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Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..
Snuff :: Snuff (n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once..
Snuffingly :: Snuffingly (adv.) In a snuffing manner.
Erthine :: Erthine (n.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory..
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.
Snite :: Snite (v. t.) To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle..
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 (n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
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..
Snuffled :: Snuffled (imp. & p. p.) of Snuffl.
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..
Snuffy :: Snuffy (a.) Soiled with snuff.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..
Besnuff :: Besnuff (v. t.) To befoul with snuff.
Maccoboy :: Maccoboy (n.) A kind of snuff.
Vent :: Vent (v. i.) To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses..
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt..
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