snuff-horn

noun

A container for snuff made from an animal's horn.

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Meanings

nounsnuff-horn (plural snuff-horns)

plural snuff-horns

  1. A container for snuff made from an animal's horn.

    When the coffee was drunk, and the cup was put away with many thanks and blessings, she went demurely to the hearth, and pulled out a snuff-horn.

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 302
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APA

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“snuff-horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuff-horn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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