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