[Slang]
Snuffbox
(Snuff"box`) n. A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
Snuffer
(Snuff"er) n.
1. One who snuffs.
2. (Zoöl.) The common porpoise.
Snuffers
(Snuff"ers) n. pl. An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
Snuffingly
(Snuff"ing*ly), adv. In a snuffing manner.
Snuffle
(Snuf"fle) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snuffling ] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin
to LG. snuffeln, G. schnüffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. snövle. Cf. Sniffle.] To speak through the nose; to
breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
One clad in purple
Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . .
Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his
throat.
Dryden. Snuffle
(Snuf"fle), n.
1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed.
This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle.
Coleridge. 2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.
3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children. [Colloq.]
Snuffler
(Snuf"fler) n. One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
Snuffy
(Snuff"y) a.
1. Soiled with snuff.
2. Sulky; angry; vexed. [Obs. or Scot.] Jamieson.
Snug
(Snug) a. [Compar. Snugger ; superl. Snuggest ] [Prov. E. snug tight, handsome; cf. Icel.
snöggr smooth, ODan. snög neat, Sw. snugg.]
1. Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.
2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Lie snug, and hear what critics say.
Swift. 3. Compact, convenient, and comfortable; as, a snug farm, house, or property.
Snug
(Snug), n. (Mach.) Same as Lug, n., 3.
Snug
(Snug), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snugged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snugging] To lie close; to snuggle; to
snudge; — often with up, or together; as, a child snugs up to its mother.
