snifter
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Is snifter a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.Examples: "Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe."; "Nifler. To ſnifter, or ſnuffe vp ſniuell; to dravv it vp by dravving in the vvind."; "I confess when I heard this read out in a strong, mellow and affecting tone, I could not resist crying; the tears ran down my cheeks, and I was obliged to dight them with my sleeve, and snifter like a whipped boy."intransitive
2. (transitive, archaic, rare) Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.archaicraretransitive
noun (English)
1. (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) A sniff.Northern-EnglandScotland
2. (figurative)Northern-EnglandScotlandfiguratively
3. (figurative)Examples: "[H]e springs to another wooden vat and turns a valve, filling a snifter with a warm amber liquid. […] Bang holds the liquid up to the light, swirls it around, takes a sniff of the pungent bouquet, puts the glass to his lips—and gives a satisfied smile."Synonyms: brandy bowl, brandy glass, brandy snifter, cognac glass, whiskey glassfiguratively
4. (figurative)Examples: ""Sit down, bo," invited Soup Face. "I guess you're a regular all right. Here, have a snifter?" and he pulled a flask from his side pocket, holding it toward The Oskaloosa Kid."; "And now, old horse, you may lead me across the street to the Coal Hole for a short snifter."Synonyms: nipfigurativelyinformal
5. (figurative)Synonyms: cocaine addictUSfigurativelyslang
6. (figurative)USfigurativelyslang
Definition source: Wiktionary