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Meaning of snuff box

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snuff

Pronunciation:/snʌf/

noun

Definitions

  1. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

  2. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.

  3. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

  4. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.

verb

Definitions

  1. To inhale through the nose.

  2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.

snuff

Pronunciation:/snʌf/

noun

Definitions

  1. The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).

  2. Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.

  3. A murder.

  4. A form of pornographic film which involves someone actually being murdered.

snuff

Pronunciation:/snʌf/

verb

Definitions

  1. To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.

  2. To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.

  3. To kill a person; to snuff out.