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单词 snuzzle
释义

snuzzlev.

Forms: Also 1700s snuzle.
Etymology: ? variant of nuzzle v.1 Compare snoozle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnuzzle.
Now dialect.
1. intransitive.
a. Of swine: To rout about with the snout or nose.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [verb (intransitive)] > root about
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forrootc1230
root1516
wrout1530
rout1547
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snuzzle1740
groot1834
snozzle1881
1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. vi. 130 Swine will thrive best when they have the Opportunity of..snuzling about and picking up the Oats, &c.
b. Of a dog: To sniff or poke with the nose.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [verb (intransitive)] > exercise sense of smell
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smella1300
snokec1380
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snuffle1601
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nuzzle1806
snuft1820
snuzzle1861
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. iii. 43 A way he [sc. a dog] had of going ‘snuzzling’ about the calves of strangers.
2. dialect. Of persons, esp. children: To nuzzle, snuggle, or settle down comfortably.
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the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > nestle or snuggle up
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snudge1633
nuzzle1637
snuggle1688
nestle1709
cuddle1710
snuzzle1781
snoozle1831
snuggle1840
pettle1855
coorie1898
1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snuzzle, to hide the face in the bosom as children. [Hence in Grose (1790), Holloway, etc.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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