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Noun

∙ Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
∙ Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.
∙ A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
∙ The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
∙ Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
∙ Snot, mucus. obsolete
∙ Smell, scent, odour. obsolete

Verb

∙ To inhale through the nose.
∙ To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.

Noun

∙ The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which has to be periodically removed).
∙ Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps. obsolete
∙ A murder. slang
∙ A form of pornographic film which involves someone's actually being murdered. attributive

Verb

∙ To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
∙ To trim the burnt part of a candle wick. obsolete
∙ To kill a person; to snuff out. slang

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