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snuff-box

snuff-box is the alternative form of snuffbox.

Meaning of snuffbox

Noun

snuffbox (plural snuffboxes)

  1. A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
    • He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid.1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July...
    Synonyms:
    sneeze-box

Forms of snuff-box

pluralsnuff-boxes

Questions about snuff-box

What is snuff-box the alternative form of?
Snuff-box is the alternative form of snuffbox.

Words near snuff-box in the dictionary

  1. snuff out
  2. snuff video
  3. snuff videos
  4. snuff-and-butter
  5. snuff-and-butters
  6. snuff-box
  7. snuff-boxes
  8. snuff-dish
  9. snuff-dishes
  10. snuff-horn
  11. snuff-horns

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