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snuffboxes

snuffboxes is the plural 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

Phrases with snuffboxes

Questions about snuffboxes

What is snuffboxes the plural of?
Snuffboxes is the plural of snuffbox.

Words near snuffboxes in the dictionary

  1. snuff-mulls
  2. snuffbait
  3. snuffbox
  4. snuffbox bean
  5. snuffbox beans
  6. snuffboxes
  7. snuffdish
  8. snuffdishes
  9. snuffed
  10. snuffed it
  11. snuffed out

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