snuff

Definitions

1. 1.To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff. He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite. Dryden.
2. 2.To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
3. 3.To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses. Dryden.
4. 4.To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff Bp. Hall.
5. 5.The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
6. 6.Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.
7. 7.Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. [Obs.] Snuff dipping. See Dipping, n., 5. -- Snuff taker, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the nose. -- To take it in snuff, to be angry or offended. Shak. -- Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute. [Slang]

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

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• What is to draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff. He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite. Dryden called?
• What is to perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell called?
• What is to inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses. Dryden called?
• What is to turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff Bp. Hall called?
• What is the act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff called?
• What is pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once called?