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| snuff [ snuf ] |
noun (plural snuffs) |
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1. powdered tobacco: tobacco in the form of powder, taken by sniffing it up the nostrils
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2. amount of snuff: a portion of snuff
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intransitive verb (past and past participle snuffed, present participle snuff·ing, 3rd person present singular snuffs) |
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take snuff: to inhale snuff
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| [Late 17th century. < Dutch snuf, shortening of snuftabak "sniffing tobacco"] |
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