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(tobacco product for sniffing or snorting) Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

(tobacco product for packing a lip) Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue. +

(a snort or sniff of tobacco) A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

(a snort or sniff) The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.

Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.

(obsolete) Snot, mucus.

(obsolete) Smell, scent, odour.

To inhale through the nose.

To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.

(obsolete) To drug (a person) with a mixture of snuff and beer.

The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).

(obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.

(slang) A murder.

(slang) A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.

(extinguish, literally) To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.

(trim a wick, obsoletely) (obsolete) To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.

(extinguish, figuratively) (slang) To snuff out; to extinguish; to put out; to kill.