Meaning of Snuff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
   countable, uncountable
2. The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
   countable, uncountable
3. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
   countable, uncountable
4. Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
   countable, uncountable
6. A murder.
   countable, slang, uncountable
7. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
   countable, uncountable
8. A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.
   attributive, countable, slang, uncountable
9. Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
   countable, uncountable
10. Snot, mucus.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
11. Smell, scent, odour.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The native of some South American tribes use this drug as an aphrodisiac in the form of a snuff called cohoba.”

“Dry snuffs are often adulterated with quicklime, and moist snuffs, as rappee, with ammonia, hellebore, pearl-ash, etc.”

“[…] most of the women dipped snuff and of course had a spit-cup in the house.”

“his memory stinks like the snuff of a candle when it is put out […]”

“If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup.”

“The cops are chasing their own asses on the St Christopher case, so how about a “Are You St Christopher's Next Slaying?” piece? Profiles of all the snuffs to date and reconstructions of the victims' last minutes.”

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