snuffbox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From snuff + box.
Meanings
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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.
1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July to December), number [9], London: […], page 248, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snuff box | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snuffboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| snuff-box | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snuffbox bean · devil's snuffbox · anatomical snuffbox
Synonyms
Translations (52)
cs tabatěrka (small box) · da snusæske (small box) · hu burnótszelence (small box) · nn snusdåse (small box) · ja タバコ入れ (small box) · hy քթախոտատուփ (small box) · nb snusdåse (small box) · pms tabachera (small box) · mn хөхүүр (small box) · el ταμπακιέρα (small box) · mk табаке́ра (small box) · mk бурму́тица (small box) · sv snusdosa (small box) · hu tubákos szelence (small box) · szl sznuptabakdołza (small box) · sv tabatiär (small box) · et nuusktubakatoos (small box) · hy տաբակերկա (small box) · fur tabachere (small box) · sl tobačnica (small box) · es tabaquera (small box) · uk табаке́рка (small box) · pl tabakierka (small box) · pl tabakiera (small box) · de Schnupftabakdose (small box) · cmn 煙盒 /烟盒 (small box) · nl snuifdoos (small box) · ka საბურნუთე (small box) · bg табаке́ра (small box) · cmn 鼻煙盒 /鼻烟盒 (small box) · it tabacchiera (small box) · hu burnótos szelence (small box) · pt tabaqueira (small box) · ko 코담배갑 (small box) · szl tabakdołza (small box) · ar مَنْشَقَة (small box) · fr tabatière (small box) · csb tobaczéra (small box) · be табаке́рка (small box) · fi nuuskarasia (small box) · de Tabatiere (small box) · mn хөөрөг (small box) · sh tabakéra (small box) · sw tabakelo (small box) · ru табаке́рка (small box) · izh tabakerkka (small box) · sk tabatierka (small box) · sh табаке́ра (small box) · ar مِسْعَط (small box) · ro tabacheră (small box) · de Tabakdose (small box) · ja かぎタバコ入れ (small box)