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snifters en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of snifter
    form of snifter
  2. (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:
  3. (Scotland, plural, plural-only) Preceded by the. ▸ A disease of poultry causing a nasal discharge.

Synonyms

sniffles · snuffles

snifters en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of snifter
    form of snifter