snuff

snuff
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[[t]snʌf[/t]]
v. t.
1) phl to draw in through the nose by inhaling
2) phl to perceive by or as if by smelling; sniff
3) to examine by smelling, as an animal does
4) to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle
5) to take snuff into the nostrils
6) Obs. to express contempt or displeasure by sniffing (often fol. by at)
7) phl an act of snuffing; a sniff
8) smell, scent, or odor
9) a preparation of tobacco, either powdered and taken into the nostrils by inhalation or ground and placed between the cheek and gum
10) a pinch of such tobacco
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Etymology: 1520–30; < D snuffen II
snuff
[[t]snʌf[/t]] n.
1) the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick
2) to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.)
3) phv snuff out
a) to extinguish
b) to suppress; crush
c) Slang. to kill or murder
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME snoffe, akin to MDsnuf, snof, MLGsnūvehead cold

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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