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(snŭf) pronunciation


v., snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs.

v.tr.

  1. To inhale (something) audibly through the nose; sniff.
  2. To sense or examine by smelling; sniff at.

v.intr.

To sniff; inhale.

n.

The act of snuffing or the sound produced by it; a snuffle.

[Middle English snoffen, to snuff a candle, sniffle, probably from snoffe, snuff. See snuff2.]

snuff2 (snŭf) pronunciation
n.

The charred portion of a candlewick.

tr.v., snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs.

  1. To extinguish: snuffed out the candles.
  2. To put a sudden end to: lives that were snuffed out by car accidents.
  3. Slang. To kill; murder.
  4. To cut off the charred portion of (a candlewick).

[Middle English snoffe, possibly of Low German origin.]

snuff3 (snŭf) pronunciation
n.

    1. A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling. Also called smokeless tobacco.
    2. The quantity of this tobacco that is inhaled at a single time; a pinch.
  2. A powdery substance, such as a medicine, taken by inhaling.

intr.v., snuffed, snuff·ing, snuffs.

To use or inhale snuff.

idiom:

up to snuff Informal.

  1. Normal in health.
  2. Up to standard; adequate.

[Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak : Dutch snuffen, to sniff; see snuffle + tabak, tobacco.]


Snuff is a type of smokeless tobacco. There are several types, used in different ways, but traditionally it means Dry/European nasal snuff, which is insufflated.

A tin of British Nasal Tobacco

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A tin of British Nasal Tobacco

Types

The Monk of Calais (1780) by Angelica Kauffman, depicting Pastor Yorick exchanging snuffboxes with Father Lorenzo "..having a horn snuff box in his hand, he presented it open to me.--You shall taste mine--said I, pulling out my box and putting it into his hand." From Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey.

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The Monk of Calais (1780) by Angelica Kauffman, depicting Pastor Yorick exchanging snuffboxes with Father Lorenzo "..having a horn snuff box in his hand, he presented it open to me.--You shall taste mine--said I, pulling out my box and putting it into his hand." From Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey.

Dry

Dry snuff or European snuff is usually (but not always) scented or 'flavoured'. Can be sniffed from the nose. The flavours range from floral, mentholated (also called 'medicated'), fruit and spice among others, either singly or in blends. There is also a separate German variety called Schmalzler, which tends to be moist, and is milder than general dry snuff.

Apart from flavours, dry snuff also comes in a range of textures and moistness, from very fine to coarse, and from toast (very dry) to very moist. Often dryness correlates to fineness. Common flavours include:

Brands of dry snuff

Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
  • De Kralingse
South Africa
  • L. Dingler
Sweden
India

Moist

A tin of Copenhagen American dipping tobacco.

American snuff, unlike European, is moist. It tends to be applied to the gums, rather than sniffed. Called dipping tobacco, it is similar to Snus, a Swedish tobacco product. American snuff comes in two varieties, 'sweet' and 'salty', but also has flavours include peach, mint, and liquorice. Dipping tobacco is not the same as chewing tobacco.

In India, Creamy snuff is a paste consisting of tobacco, clove oil, glycerin, spearmint, menthol, and camphor sold in a toothpaste tube. It is marketed mainly to women in India and is known by the brand names Ipco (made by Asha Industries), Denobac, Tona, Ganesh.

Snuff accessories

When snuff taking was fashionable, the manufacture of snuff accessories was a lucrative industry in several cultures. In Europe, snuff boxes were made in very basic materials, such as horn, and ranged to highly ornate designs featuring precious materials made using state of the art techniques. Large snuff containers, called mulls, were usually kept on the table. A famous silver communal snuff box at the British House of Commons was destroyed in World War II. In China, snuff bottles were used, usually available in two forms. Glass bottles are decorated on the inside to protect the design. Another type used layered multi-coloured glass, parts of the layers which were removed to create a picture.

History

Snufftaking by the Native Americans was first described by a monk named Ramon Pane in 1493, during Columbus' second journey to the Americas.

In 1561 Jean Nicot, the French ambassador in Lisbon, Portugal, sent snuff to Catherine de' Medici to treat her son's persistent migraines, after which she became a fan of snuff.

By the 1600s some started to object to snuff being taken. Pope Urban VIII threatened to excommunicate snufftakers, and in Russia in 1643, Tsar Michael set the punishment of removal of the nose for snuff use. However, there were still some fans; King Louis XIII of France was a devout snufftaker, and by 1638, snuff use had been reported to be spreading in China.

By the 1700s, Snuff had become the tobacco product of choice, with fans including Napoleon, George III's wife, and a new Pope, Benedict XIII. It is also during the 1700s that the first tobacco warnings were published, among these, John Hill, an English doctor warned of the overuse of snuff, causing vulnerability to nasal cancers. Snuff's image as an aristocratic luxury attracted the first U.S. federal tax on tobacco, created in 1794.

Legal issues

Oral snuff, in the form of dipping tobacco and snus are banned in most of the European Union (except in Scandinavia, where snus is most popular).

Snuff is readily available over the counter in most European tobacco shops. In Britain, snuff is much cheaper than cigarettes and other tobacco products as it is tax exempt, however for duty free reasons snuff still carries the same limitations as tobacco products.

See also

Further reading

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slukke
n. - tande

idioms:

  • snuff it    dø
  • snuff out    slukke, ødelægge, fjerne, sætte en stopper for, gøre det af med

2.
n. - snus
v. tr. - snuse
v. intr. - bruge snus

idioms:

  • up to snuff    i orden, i god stand

Nederlands (Dutch)
snuiftabak, snuif, snuffelen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - moucher (une bougie), mettre fin (à qch) brutalement
n. - mouchettes (npl)

idioms:

  • snuff it    casser sa pipe
  • snuff out    moucher, (fig) éteindre, étouffer (une rébellion), descendre (qn)

2.
n. - tabac à priser
v. tr. - inhaler, renifler
v. intr. - priser du tabac

idioms:

  • up to snuff    priser (du tabac)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schnuppe

idioms:

  • snuff it    (Slang) ins Gras beißen
  • snuff out    löschen, niederschlagen

2.
n. - Schnupftabak
v. - schnüffeln

idioms:

  • up to snuff    auf der Höhe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπνός μύτης, ταμπάκο, καύτρα κεριού
v. - εισπνέω ή ρουφώ από τη μύτη, κόβω την καύτρα κεριού

idioms:

  • snuff it    (Βρετ., αργκό) τα κακαρώνω
  • snuff out    σβήνω, καθαρίζω, σκοτώνω
  • up to snuff    (Βρετ., καθομ.) ξεφτέρι

Italiano (Italian)
fiutare, tabacco da naso

idioms:

  • snuff it    lasciarci la pelle
  • snuff out    far fuori
  • up to snuff    dritto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inalação (f), fungadela (f), rapé (m)
v. - cheirar, fungar

idioms:

  • snuff it    que se lixe!
  • snuff out    extinguir, morrer
  • up to snuff    em boa forma, de boa qualidade, sabido

Русский (Russian)
снимать нагар, нюхать табак, принюхиваться, нюхать, обнюхивать, вынюхивать, чуять, нагар на свече, огарок, никому не нужный остаток (чего-л.), нюхательный табак, понюшка

idioms:

  • snuff it    умереть
  • snuff out    задуть, разрушать (мечты), подавлять (восстание), умереть
  • up to snuff    "стреляный воробей", на должном уровне

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - despabilar (una vela), terminar algo de modo abrupto
n. - moco (de vela)

idioms:

  • snuff it    estirar la pata
  • snuff out    sofocar, apagar, terminar con

2.
n. - inhalación, tabaco en polvo que se inhala
v. tr. - inhalar, absorber por la nariz
v. intr. - tomar rapé

idioms:

  • up to snuff    muy despabilado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vädring, inandning, snus, pris, snopp, bränd ljusveke
v. - andas in, vädra, snusa, nosa, dra in luften genom näsan

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 剪花, 扼杀, 消灭, 熄灭, 掐灭, 谋杀, 被掐灭, 断气, 死去, 烛花, 灯花

idioms:

  • snuff it    断气, 死去
  • snuff out    扼杀, 消灭, 死掉
  • up to snuff    正常, 符合标准, 精明

2. 以鼻吸气, 闻, 嗅, 鼻烟, 用鼻子使劲吸

3. 烛花, 灯花, 熄灭, 被掐灭, 断气, 死去

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 剪花, 扼殺, 消滅, 熄滅, 掐滅, 謀殺
v. intr. - 熄滅, 被掐滅, 斷氣, 死去
n. - 燭花, 燈花

idioms:

  • snuff it    斷氣, 死去
  • snuff out    扼殺, 消滅, 死掉
  • up to snuff    正常, 符合標準, 精明

2.
n. - 以鼻吸氣, 聞, 嗅, 鼻煙
v. tr. - 用鼻子使勁吸, 聞, 嗅

3.
n. - 燭花, 燈花
v. intr. - 熄滅, 被掐滅, 斷氣, 死去

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (초를) 끄다, 잔혹한 행동을 끝맺다
n. - 초 심지의 탄 검은 부분, 가치 없는 것, 잔학 영화

idioms:

  • snuff out    (초 따위를) 끄다, (희망 따위를) 꺾다, (아무를) 없애 버리다

2.
n. - 코로 냄새 맡기, 향기, (한줌의) 코 담배
v. tr. - 코로 들이마시다, 냄새 맡아 알아내다
v. intr. - 코담배를 맡다, 흥흥 냄새 맡다

idioms:

  • up to snuff    어느 기준에 이른, 양호한, 빈틈 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鼻から吸う, かぎたばこをかぐ, 消す, しんを切る
n. - 鼻で吸うこと, かぎたばこ

idioms:

  • snuff it    くたばる
  • snuff out    消す, つぶす, 死ぬ
  • up to snuff    良好な, 標準に達して, 抜け目のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سعوط, ألجزء ألمحترق من فتيله ألشمعه (فعل) يشم, يتنشق, يزيل ألجزء ألمحترق من فتيل ألشمعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קיצץ את החלק החרוך של הפתיל(ה), כיבה, מחט פתילה, ניתק פתאומית, הרג (עגה), חיסל‬
n. - ‮החלק החרוך של הפתיל(ה)‬
n. - ‮רחרוח, שאיפה באף, אבקת הרחה, טבק להרחה‬
v. tr. - ‮רחרח, שאף באף‬
v. intr. - ‮הריח טבק להרחה‬

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