snifflern.
/ˈsnɪf(ə)lə/ 1. A strong, smart, or brisk breeze or wind.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind
birra1325
racka1400
galea1547
Euroclydon1561
huff-gale1582
whiskera1598
gale-wind1628
sniffler1768
snifter1768
storm wind1839
buster1848
snorter1855
snorer1871
blusterer1877
ripsnorter1889
smeller1898
hurricane wind1921
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 32 Wi weet an wind sae tyte into my teeth,..I gat na sik a teazle this seven year... I maun na ilka day be coming here, To get sic sniflers [1789 snifters].
1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. viii. 216 At length the sniffler reached us, and the sharp little vessel began to speak.
1891 Cent. Dict. Sniffler, a capful of wind.
2. One who sniffles.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [noun] > through nose > person
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snivellerc1450
snifterer1855
sniffer1864
sniffler1887
1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore ii Sniffler, snuffler, wailer, weeper.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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