Snuff
Definition of Snuff
n. | 1. | The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. | v. t. | 1. | To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. | | 1. | To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff. | | 2. | To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell. | v. i. | 1. | To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses. | | 2. | To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. | n. | 1. | The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. | | 2. | Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. | | 3. | Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. |
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