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Origin and Etymology of snuff
Definition of snuff
transitive verb
1
:to crop the snuff of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of snuffers so as to brighten the light
First Known Use of snuff
15th century
First Known Use of snuff
1971
Definition of snuff
transitive verb
1
:to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils
3
:to sniff at in order to examine
—used of an animal
intransitive verb
1
:to inhale through the nose noisily and forcibly;
also
:to sniff or smell inquiringly
2
obsolete
:to sniff loudly in or as if in disgust
3
:to take snuff
Origin and Etymology of snuff
First Known Use of snuff
1568
Origin and Etymology of snuff
Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak, from snuffen to snuff + tabak tobacco
SNUFF Defined for Kids
Definition of snuff for Students
:powdered tobacco that is chewed, placed against the gums, or drawn in through the nostrils
Medical Dictionary
snuff
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noun
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medical Definition of snuff
:a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums;
also
:a preparation of a powdered drug to be inhaled through the nostrils
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