snuffing tobacco

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• tobacco — [tə bak′ō] n. pl. tobaccos [Sp tabaco < ?; perhaps an old Sp name transferred to the New World plant] 1. any of a genus (Nicotiana) of chiefly tropical American plants of the nightshade family, with hairy, sticky foliage and long tubed, white …   English World dictionary

• Tobacco — For the plant genus, see Nicotiana. For the American electronic musician, see Tobacco (musician). Not to be confused with Tabacco. Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• tobacco — tobaccoless, adj. /teuh bak oh/, n., pl. tobaccos, tobaccoes. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, esp. one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as… …   Universalium

• snuffing — snÊŒf n. act of inhaling, breathing in; sound made when breathing in; powdered tobacco that is inhaled through the nose; burnt end of a candle wick v. inhale, breathe in through the nose; sniff, smell; examine by smelling (as of animals); inhale… …   English contemporary dictionary

• tobacco — A plant, the leaves of which are used by man, ordinarily after processing, for chewing, smoking, or snuffing. Not a drug. 25 Am J2d Drugs § 1. Not a food. Gundling v Chicago, 176 Ill 340, 52 NE 44 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• snuff — snuff1 snuffingly, adv. /snuf/, v.t. 1. to draw in through the nose by inhaling. 2. to perceive by or as by smelling; sniff. 3. to examine by smelling, as an animal does. v.i. 4. to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something;… …   Universalium

• Snus — Not to be confused with the dry (inhaled through the nose) form of tobacco, snuff. White portion snus of the Swedish label General. Snus ( & …   Wikipedia

• Snuff — For other uses, see Snuff (disambiguation). Snuff is a product made from ground or pulverised tobacco leaves. It is an example of smokeless tobacco. It originated in the Americas and was in common use in Europe by the 17th century. In recent… …   Wikipedia

• Solanales — ▪ plant order Introduction   potato order of flowering plants, including 5 families with 165 genera and more than 4,000 species. Two of the families are large and contain some of the most highly cultivated plants: Solanaceae (nightshades… …   Universalium

• Snuff — Snuff, n. 1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. [1913 Webster] 2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. [1913 Webster] 3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Snuff dipping — Snuff Snuff, n. 1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. [1913 Webster] 2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. [1913 Webster] 3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English