(v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether
burning or not.
(v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of
the snuff of.
(v. i.) To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to
sniff.
(v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
(v. i.) To inhale air through the nose with violence or with
noise, as do dogs and horses.
(v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of
contempt; hence, to take offense.
(n.) The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
(n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the
nose; also, the amount taken at once.
(n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a
snuffing of the nose.
