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snift

snift is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To sniff; to snuff; to smell. It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters. Landor.
  2. 2.A moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  3. 3.Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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