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Synonyms for snuffer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : snuhf-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnʌf ər

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Définition of snuffer

Origin :
  • also snuffter, "instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle, with a closed box to contain the burnt smell and smoke," mid-15c., agent noun from snuff (v.1).
  • As in nose : noun smelling organ of animate being
Example sentences :
  • He could not put his head in it like a candle in a snuffer, for then he would not be able to see his way down.
  • Extract from : « Japanese Fairy World » by William Elliot Griffis
  • They were at Snuffer's house, and saw the detectives pass, and started out with the avowed purpose of capturing them.
  • Extract from : « Life and adventures of Frank and Jesse James » by J. A. Dacus
  • On the mantel-shelf stood two brass candle-sticks with snuffer and extinguisher.
  • Extract from : « Flint » by Maud Wilder Goodwin
  • The chewer and the snuffer get the effect through the tissue with which the tobacco comes in contact.
  • Extract from : « Habits that Handicap » by Charles B. Towns
  • A squat, snug house, the eaves of whose steep gabled roof came down well over its two stories, like the snuffer on a candle.
  • Extract from : « A Village of Vagabonds » by F. Berkeley Smith
  • The red cap acted like a snuffer on a candle, to put it out, and while under it, no goblin could be seen by mortal eyes.
  • Extract from : « Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks » by William Elliot Griffis
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