Snuffers
['snʌfəz]
Definition
(noun.) scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick.
Checked by Blanchard--From WordNet
Definition
(n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
Typed by Lena
Examples
- That's easily improved, Mr. Guppy observes as he takes the snuffers in hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Weevle moodily pushes the snuffers-tray from him with his elbow, leans his head on his hand, puts his feet on the fender, and looks at the fire. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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