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- {{snuffen}}{{/term}}1 [neus ophalen] sniff(le), snuffle2 [lucht opsnuiven] sniff
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snuff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English snoffe Date: 14th century 1. the charred part of a candlewick 2. a. obsolete umbrage, offense b. chiefly Scottish huff II … New Collegiate Dictionary
snuff — snuff1 [snʌf] v [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: snuff burned part of a used candle (14 19 centuries).] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: snuffen to sniff ] 1.) also snuff out [T] to stop a ↑can … Dictionary of contemporary English
snuff — {{11}}snuff (n.) powdered tobacco to be inhaled, 1680s, from Du. or Flem. snuf, shortened form of snuftabak snuff tobacco, from snuffen to sniff, snuff (see SNUFF (Cf. snuff) (v.2)). The practice became fashionable in England c.1680. Snuff box is … Etymology dictionary
snuff — snuff1 [snuf] n. [ME < ?] the charred end of a candlewick vt. [ME snuffen < the n.] 1. to trim off the charred end of (a candlewick) 2. to put out (a candle) with snuffers or by pinching 3. Slang to kill; murder adj … English World dictionary
Snuff — Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snuff — Snuff, v. t.[Akin to D. snuffen, G. schnupfen, schnuppen, to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Cf. {Sniff}, {Snout}, {Snub}, v. i.] 1. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snuffed — Snuff Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snuffing — Snuff Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To snuff out — Snuff Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snivel — I. intransitive verb ( eled or elled; eling or snivelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *snyflan; akin to Dutch snuffelen to snuffle, snuffen to sniff Date: 14th century 1. to run at the nose 2. to snuff mucus up the nose audibly ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cold Turkey Press — “Classic Gerard Bellaart fine ambitious spirit mind and meticulous loving eye happily surprised” Allen Ginsberg (poet) The Cold Turkey Press motto is CONCEDO NVLLI, with the admonition: “He who hides his madmen dies voiceless.” Cold Turkey Press… … Wikipedia
