Толковый словарь английского языка - snuff

I. noun Etymology: Middle English snoffe Date: 14th century the charred part of a candlewick, 2. umbrage, offense, huff, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to crop the ~ of (a candle) by pinching or by the use of ~ers so as to brighten the light, 2. to extinguish by or as if by the use of a candle~er, to make extinct ; put an end to, III. adjective Date: 1975 characterized by the sensationalistic depiction of violence, IV. verb see: snivel Date: 1527 transitive verb to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils, scent, smell, to sniff at in order to examine, intransitive verb to inhale through the nose noisily and forcibly, to sniff loudly in or as if in disgust, to take ~, V. noun Date: 1568 the act of ~ing ; sniff, VI. noun Etymology: Dutch snuf, short for snuftabak, from ~en to ~ + tabak tobacco Date: 1650 a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums, the amount of ~ taken at one time