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snifters en · NOUN
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of snifter
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(Scotland, plural, plural-only) Preceded by the. ▸ Synonym of sniffles or snuffles (“a minor ailment causing blocked nostrils or a runny nose; a cold”).
The only disease I can remember to have seen in winter is what is vulgarly called the snifters, that is, a discharge of matter from the nose, which causes a noise in the nose like stifled breathing.
1844, Henry Stephens, The Book of the Farm, volume 2, page 260:
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(Scotland, plural, plural-only) Preceded by the. ▸ A disease of poultry causing a nasal discharge.
Synonyms
sniffles · snuffles
snifters en · VERB
Meanings
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(form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of snifter