snuff stick

American  

noun

1. a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.

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Etymology

Origin of snuff stick

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Frale threw his sack over his shoulder and started on in silence, and the woman smiled evilly after him as she sat there and licked her lips, and chewed on her snuff stick and spat.

From Project Gutenberg

It was bad enough to have her go stalking across the lawn with that old snuff stick of hers stuck in the corner of her mouth, and singing that terrible song of hers at the very top of her lungs and wearing that scandalous old straw hat stuck up on her topknot—that was bad enough, goodness knows!

From Project Gutenberg

Again the head disappeared for a few seconds, and then the door was thrown wide open and a slovenly woman, with a snuff stick in one corner of her mouth, came out, followed by four children.

From Project Gutenberg