snuff

SNUFF, noun [allied to snub, neb, nib.] 1. The burning part of a candle wick, or that which has been charred by the flame, whether burning or not. 2. A candle almost burnt out. 3. Pulverized tobacco, taken or prepared to be taken into the nose. 4. Resentment; huff, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. SNUFF, verb transitive 1. To draw in with the breath; to inhale; as, to snuff the wind. 2. To scent; to smell; to perceive by the nose. 3. To crop the snuff as of a candle; to take off the end of the snuff SNUFF, verb intransitive 1. To snort; to inhale air with violence or with noise; as dogs and horses. 2. To turn up the nose and inhale air in contempt. Malachi 1:13. 3. To take offense.