noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.

   "He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid."

2. 2
   a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cartoncasecompactfilesneeze-boxsnuff

Example

More examples

"He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid."

Etymology

From snuff + box.

Related phrases

anatomical snuffboxdevil's snuffbox

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