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snifter

snif·ter

UK/ˈsnɪftə/ US/ˈsnɪftəɹ/ uncommon archaic informal rare slang us

noun

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Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibly from *snift (possibly derived from an Old Norse word-compare Old Danish snifte and Swedish snyfta (“to sniffle; to sob”); probably ultimately imitative) + -er- (frequentative suffix) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). The noun is derived from the verb.

Phrases

  • brandy snifter
  • snifter valve

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