Snuffbox
['snʌfbɒks] or ['snʌfbɑks]
Definition
(noun.) a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket.
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Definition
(n.) A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
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Examples
- But, one morning, he walked into the bar, and taking out his snuffbox, says Chickweed, I've found out who done this here robbery. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Snuffbox, said Jo, in a sepulchral tone, which convulsed the audience. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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