A powder or preparation for inducing sneezing; snuff. Obsolete exc. northern dialect.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun] (49) sneeze1632 A powder or preparation for inducing sneezing; snuff. Obsolete exc. northern dialect. sneezing1648 Snuff. Obsolete. (Cf. sneeshing, n. 1.) smutchin1650 Snuff. snush1671 Snuff. (Frequently 1680–1700.) snuff1683 A preparation of powdered tobacco for inhaling through the nostrils (in the southern United States, usually taken orally). nose gunpowder1706 snuff. pulvil1706 In extended use: any very fine powder; esp. snuff. Obsolete. sneeshing1714 Snuff. macouba1827 More fully macouba snuff. dip1853 North American colloquial (originally U.S. regional). A dose of a powdered or cut tobacco preparation taken orally. In later use also (as a mass… snoose1912 Chewing snuff, esp. taken by loggers. Also figurative. snous1962 Powdered tobacco. Subcategories:— types of (16) — mixture of snuff (1) — pinch of (4) — substitute for (1) — taking snuff (4) — snuff-box (9) — snuff-spoon (1) — machine for making snuff (1) |
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