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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. snudgeth
  2. snudging
  3. snuff
  4. snuff bottle
  5. snuff bottles
  6. snuff box
  7. snuff box sea bean
  8. snuff box sea beans
  9. snuff boxes
  10. snuff dish
  11. snuff dishes

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