Snuffs with an account of the Origin of Snuff-taking in England, the practice being one that had become fashionable in his day, and only about eight years before the appearance of the Spectator.
Ammonia, hellebore, euphorbium, and powdered glass are common additions to snuffs to increase their pungency.
In course of time snuff was flavoured with rich essences, and scented snuffs found favour with the ladies.
Sultan snuffswith his thin nostrils, and paces with proud grace.
The greyhound comes to greet him first, snuffs him critically, then puts his nose in Grandon's hand.
While servile trick and imitative knack Confine the million in the beaten track, Perhaps some courser, who disdains the road, Snuffsup the wind, and flings himself abroad.
Hence the suffocating nature of air impregnated with burnt grease, as from snuffs of candles and the like.
She touches first this side, then that, in a delicate way, with a thumb and finger, shuts her eyes, and with two long comforting snuffs disposes of the allowance.
But a saucy chit, of modern make, snuffs contemptuously without taking any, and so does a dashing sprig of a fellow who never had a grandmother, and deserves none.
He snuffsthe coming drouth As he snuffs the coming rain, He knows what each will bring forth, And turns it to his gain.
These Spanish snuffs had come greatly into fashion at the capture of Puerta St Maria, near Cadiz, when the fleet, under Sir George Rooke, captured several thousand barrels of snuff.
His best respects he therefore sends, And thus acquaints his generous Friends, From Limehouse up to Holborn, That his rare snuffs are sold by none, Except in Fenchurch Street alone, And there by Peter Cockburn.
The coyote is your true water-witch, one who snuffs and paws, snuffs and paws again at the smallest spot of moisture-scented earth until he has freed the blind water from the soil.
By them also the stinks of the snuffs are soonest suppressed in the temple; and consequently the tender noses of them that worship there preserved from being offended.
Nor let not snuffs nor puffs make us to doubt, Our candles may be lighted, though puffed out.
The snuff-dishes were those in which the snuffs were put when snuffed off, and by which they were carried forth of the temple.
Let us then, while we are taking away the snuffs of others, hate even the garment spotted by the flesh, and labour to carry such stink with the snuff-dishes out of the temple of God.
Some are for being at the snuffs with their fingers, and will also cast them at their feet, and daub the floor of God's holy house; but usually such do burn as well as defile themselves.
It 's a gift O' the gamester that hesnuffs the unseen powers Which help or harm him.
She seems to be good-nosed, the stranger: dog-like, She snuffs indeed the victims she will find there.
Go then, and knowing all this, doubt, if you can, with what a snort of scorn Tullia snuffs up the air when she passes the ancient altar of Chastity; or what Collatia says to her accomplice Maura.
He snuffs the coming drouth As he snuffs the coming rain, He knows what each will bring forth And turns it to his gain.
Herb Snuffs are also excellent to strengthen and preserve the sight; various Receipts for making which will afterwards be given.
Scent Snuff in this manner with any particular flavour, and put the different scented Snuffs in separate boxes, which are to be marked, to prevent mistakes.
A pinch or two of any of these Snuffs may be taken night and morning medicinally, or at any time for pleasure.
After all their attempts to excite him, he only trots round, and snuffs at the gates; and the cry of "Fuera el toro!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "snuffs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
