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

Words nearby snuffbox

snubby, snubfin dolphin, snub-nosed, snuck, snuff, snuffbox, snuff-dipping, snuffer, snuff film, snuffle, snuff movie

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How to use snuffbox in a sentence

The first thing I noticed was a gold snuffbox, set with portraits of the king, the queen, and their two children.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
I took from my pocket the gold snuffbox with the portraits on the lid, and placed my key carefully therein.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Books lay upon the table; one of them open, with a horn snuffbox keeping down the leaf.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
The trader, his head held very high, drew out a large and bedizened snuffbox, and took snuff with ostentation.
Audrey|Mary Johnston

He laughed again, and, dismissing the subject with airiness somewhat exaggerated, drew out his huge gilt snuffbox.
Audrey|Mary Johnston

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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