snuff-mulln.
/ˈsnʌfmʌl/, U.S. /ˈsnəfˌməl/, Scottish English /ˈsnʌfmʌl/ Scottish.
A snuff-box.
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1808 Monthly Pantheon 1 598/2 He was..famous for making Highland dirks and snuff mulls.
1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiii. 299 Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch.
1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) v. 97 A number of curious little articles... Among the rest, Highland snuff-mulls.
1887 P. McNeill Blawearie 101 He..drew his snuff-mull from his waistcoat pocket, gave three vicious taps on the lid of it [etc.].
1999 Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide Apr. 33/3 The solid silver capstan snuff mull commissioned from Hugh Ross of Tain around 1740..set a record..at the sale.
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