snuffbox

[ snuhf-boks ]

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

Origin of snuffbox

1
First recorded in 1680–90; snuff1 + box1

Words Nearby snuffbox

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

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