snuffbox
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Definition of snuffbox
: a small box for holding snuff usually carried about the person
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During every lesson, the prized pupil steals something from Miss Nightingale’s home: a snuffbox, a porcelain swan, a scarf. — S. Kirk Walsh, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Last Stories,’ by William Trevor," 24 May 2018 Few museum visitors have ever handled a marble bust or a gilded snuffbox, but everyone wears clothes. — Kimberly Chrisman-campbell, The Atlantic, "Confessions of a Costume Curator," 18 Aug. 2017 In the 19th century, European nations used ivory for billiard balls, piano keys, buttons, snuffboxes and false teeth. — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, "An Illicit Trail of African Ivory to China MARCH 1, 2013," 31 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snuffbox.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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