snuffbox

[ snuhf-boks ]

/ ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

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noun

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

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Origin of snuffbox

First recorded in 1680–90; snuff¹ + box¹

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How to use snuffbox in a sentence

Joe,” said Mr. Wardle, after an unsuccessful search in all his pockets, “is my snuff-box on the sofa?
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Wishing to turn the joke against Schwerin, the king called attention to the snuff-box.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Sea-faring men seldom take snuff: a sailor with a snuff-box is as rarely to be met with as a sailor without a knife.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Also an antique brass snuff-box inlaid with mother-of-pearl turned up but little injured.
The Sinn Fein rebellion As I Saw It.|Mrs. Hamilton Norway

His bare arms were whitened, his eyebrows were short, thick and high up on his forehead, and he carried a black snuff-box.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various

British Dictionary definitions for snuffbox

snuffbox

/ (ˈsnʌfˌbɒks) /

noun

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

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