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▪ I. † snush, n. Obs.
[perh. imitative of a sneezing sound, but cf. Da. and Sw. snus. See also snish sneesh n.]
1. Snuff. (Freq. c 1680–1700.)
1671Crowne Juliana iii. 33 Some snush would purge your simple brain. 1698Phil. Trans. XX. 7 He had Snush on his Hand, as if just ready to take it. 1700Farquhar Constant Couple ii, [Stage direction] Throws snush into his eye. 1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. III. Diss. Drama 31 To see six or seven Spanish and Italian Priestly Converts..Carrying of Snush, like Jews, from Door to Door. 1767W. Meston Poems (ed. 6) 82 Bedaub'd with soot, and snush and bubblings. 1825Jamieson Suppl., Snush, snuff; a term still used by old people; Aberd[een].
2. A pinch, or small quantity, of snuff.
1703M. Martin Desc. Western Islands 14 They will tug at the Oar all day long upon Bread and Water, and a snush of Tobacco.
3. attrib., as snush-box, snush-tobacco.
1682Lond. Gaz. No. 1757/4 A round Gold Snush-box. 1691tr. Emilianne's Observ. Journ. Naples 204 The Gentlemen that Travell'd with me, having presented them with a Paper of Bononia Snush-Tobacco. 1702T. Morer Short Acc. Scotl. 20 They are fond of Tobacco, but more from the Snush-Box than pipe. 1709Prior Cupid & Ganymede 13 A Snush-Box, set with bleeding Hearts, Rubies, all pierc'd with Diamond Darts.
▪ II. † snush, v. Obs. rare.
[Cf. prec.]
trans. To snuff, snuff up (tobacco); to take as snuff.
1703M. Martin Desc. Western Islands 40 She took a Quill with which she ordinarily snushed her Tobacco. a1704T. Brown Wks. (1720) 126 Then filling his short Pipe, he blows a Blast, And does the burning Weed to Ashes wast, Which, when its cool, he snushes up his Nose. |