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snuffbox

snuffbox noun: a small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.

snuffbox: a small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco
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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

snuffbox meaning in Arabic

snuffbox in Arabic

small box
مِسْعَط misʕaṭ, مَنْشَقَة manšaqa

Synonyms of snuffbox

Forms of snuffbox

pluralsnuffboxes
alternative formsnuff-box
alternative formsnuff box

Origin of snuffbox

From snuff + box.

Words formed from snuffbox

Phrases with snuffbox

Questions about snuffbox

What does snuffbox mean?
Snuffbox means a small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
What is snuffbox in Arabic?
Snuffbox in Arabic is مِسْعَط (misʕaṭ), مَنْشَقَة (manšaqa). See Snuffbox meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is snuffbox?
Snuffbox is a noun.
What is the plural of snuffbox?
The plural of snuffbox is snuffboxes.

Words near snuffbox in the dictionary

  1. snuff-horn
  2. snuff-horns
  3. snuff-mull
  4. snuff-mulls
  5. snuffbait
  6. snuffbox
  7. snuffbox bean
  8. snuffbox beans
  9. snuffboxes
  10. snuffdish
  11. snuffdishes

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