Synonyms for snuffer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : snuhf-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnʌf ər |
Top 10 synonyms for snuffer Other synonyms for the word snuffer
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
- 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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