To crop the snuff of, as a candle; take off the end of the snuff from.
To draw in through the nose with the breath; inhale: as, to snuff the wind; to snuff tobacco.
To scent; smell; take a sniff of: perceive by smelling.
To examine by smelling; nose: said of an animal.
To inhale air vigorously or audibly, as dogs and horses.
To turn up the nose and inhale air, as in contempt or anger; sniff disdainfully or angrily.
To smell; especially, to smell curiously or doubtfully.
To take snuff into the nose. Compare to dip snuff, under dip, v. t.
noun.
The burning part of a candle- or lamp-wick, or the part which has been charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
noun.
A candle almost burnt out, or one having a heavy snuff.
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In mining, same as smift.
noun.
Inhalation by the nose; a sniff; also, a pinch of snuff.
noun.
Smell; scent; odor.
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Offense; resentment; huff, expressed by a sniffing.
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A powdered preparation of tobacco taken into the nostrils by inhalation.
noun.
In therapeutics, any powder with medicinal properties to be snuffed up into the nose.
In currying, to smooth or put out with a sleeker. See to put out , under put, intransitive verb