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