snifter

ˈsnɪftə

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#1·2h ago

(transitive, archaic, rare) Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.

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#2·2h ago

(chiefly, Northern England, Scotland) A sniff.

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#3·2h ago

(intransitive) To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.

Origin: [[File:Cognac served in a brandy snifter - Evan Swigart (cropped).jpg|thumb|Cognac in a snifter ().]] The is derived from , snifter, snyfter, possibly from *snift (possibly derived from an word—compare and ; probably ultimately ) + -er- + -en. The is derived from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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