6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snuff  \Snuff\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Snuffed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Snuffing}.]  [OE.  snuffen.  See  {Snuff}  of  a  candle  {Snuff}  to 
  sniff.] 
  To  crop  the  snuff  of  as  a  candle;  to  take  off  the  end  of  the 
  snuff  of 
 
  {To  snuff  out},  to  extinguish  by  snuffing. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snuff  \Snuff\,  v.  t.[Akin  to  D.  snuffen,  G.  schnupfen 
  schnuppen  to  snuff,  schnupfen  a  cold  in  the  head,  schnuppen 
  to  snuff  (air),  also  to  snuff  (a  candle).  Cf  {Sniff}, 
  {Snout},  {Snub},  v.  i.] 
  1.  To  draw  in  or  to  inhale,  forcibly  through  the  nose;  to 
  sniff. 
 
  He  snuffs  the  wind,  his  heels  the  sand  excite. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  perceive  by  the  nose;  to  scent;  to  smell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snuff  \Snuff\,  n.  [Cf.  G.  schnuppe  candle  snuff,  schnuppen  to 
  snuff  a  candle  (see  {Snuff},  v.  t.,  to  snuff  a  candle),  or 
  cf  {Snub},  v.  t.] 
  The  part  of  a  candle  wick  charred  by  the  flame,  whether 
  burning  or  not 
 
  If  the  burning  snuff  happens  to  get  out  of  the 
  snuffers,  you  have  a  chance  that  it  may  fall  into  a 
  dish  of  soup.  --Swift. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snuff  \Snuff\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  inhale  air  through  the  nose  with  violence  or  with 
  noise,  as  do  dogs  and  horses.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  turn  up  the  nose  and  inhale  air,  as  an  expression  of 
  contempt;  hence  to  take  offense. 
 
  Do  the  enemies  of  the  church  rage  and  snuff?  --Bp. 
  Hall. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snuff  \Snuff\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  snuffing;  perception  by  snuffing;  a  sniff. 
 
  2.  Pulverized  tobacco,  etc.,  prepared  to  be  taken  into  the 
  nose;  also  the  amount  taken  at  once. 
 
  3.  Resentment,  displeasure,  or  contempt,  expressed  by  a 
  snuffing  of  the  nose.  [Obs.] 
 
  {Snuff  dipping}.  See  {Dipping},  n.,  5. 
 
  {Snuff  taker},  one  who  uses  snuff  by  inhaling  it  through  the 
  nose. 
 
  {To  take  it  in  snuff},  to  be  angry  or  offended.  --Shak. 
 
  {Up  to  snuff},  not  likely  to  be  imposed  upon  knowing;  acute. 
  [Slang] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  snuff 
  adj  :  snuff  colored;  grayish  to  yellowish  brown  [syn:  {snuff-brown}, 
  {mummy-brown},  {chukker-brown}] 
  n  1:  finely  powdered  tobacco  for  sniffing  up  the  nose 
  2:  the  charred  part  of  a  candlewick 
  3:  sensing  an  odor  by  inhaling  through  the  nose  [syn:  {sniff}] 
  v  :  sniff  or  smell  inquiringly  [syn:  {snuffle}] 

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