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The Meaning of snuff
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(v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
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(v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of.
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(v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
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(v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
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(v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
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(v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
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(n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
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(n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.
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(n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose.
Rhymes
acuff
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bluff
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bruff
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buff
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chuff
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cluff
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cuff
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cuffe
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duff
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dyestuff
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earmuff
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enough
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fisticuff
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fluff
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foodstuff
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gruff
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guff
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handcuff
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hough
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huff
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leboeuf
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lebouef
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luff
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macduff
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mcduff
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mcgeough
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mcgough
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muff
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overstuff
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pluff
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puff
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rebuff
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rough
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ruf
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ruff
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schuff
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scottsbluff
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scruff
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scuff
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shuff
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slough
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sluff
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stough
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stuff
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tough
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tuff