snuff stick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snuff stick
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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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 The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne
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