snuffbox

[ snuhf-boks ]

noun

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

snuffbox

/ ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snuffbox¹

First recorded in 1680–90; snuff ¹ + box ¹

Example Sentences

The first thing I noticed was a gold snuffbox, set with portraits of the king, the queen, and their two children.

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I took from my pocket the gold snuffbox with the portraits on the lid, and placed my key carefully therein.

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Books lay upon the table; one of them open, with a horn snuffbox keeping down the leaf.

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The trader, his head held very high, drew out a large and bedizened snuffbox, and took snuff with ostentation.

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

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