snuffbox

American  

[snuhf-boks] / ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

noun

1. a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.

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snuffbox British  

/ ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

noun

1. a container, often of elaborate ornamental design, for holding small quantities of snuff

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Etymology

Origin of snuffbox

First recorded in 1680–90; snuff ¹ + box ¹

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Example Sentences

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snuffbox

Duncan Campbell, an expert and silver specialist on the show, said the snuffbox was the first all-English silver he had seen in his career.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023

I think it’s awfully hard for listeners who understand that you have to give up a snuffbox or some horses.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2017

The Continental Congress in 1786 had consented, after a debate, to Franklin keeping the snuffbox, as it had earlier with a similar gift to envoy Arthur Lee.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2016

“Then he would show you a snuffbox made for Louis XIV and wrapped for years in an old rag, something he just simply had to have and couldn’t live without.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2014

It had been tossed into a sack of rubbish, along with the snuffbox of Wartcap powder and the music box that had made everyone sleepy....

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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