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Snift
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To snort. [Obs.] "Resentment expressed by snifting." Johnson.
2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell. It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters. Landor.