snifter
A sniffA sniff.
» Tom poured Mary a snifter full of brandy.
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2 sentencesTom poured Mary a snifter full of brandy.
He set the two snifter glasses side by side and tilted the bottle.
Meaning
7 senses(figuratively)A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.
Kognakglas, Kognakschwenker, Nosing-Glas
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ча́ркаčárka
a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
(Northern England, Scotland)A sniff.
(Northern England, Scotland, figuratively)A strong or severe wind.
More meanings 4
(figuratively, informal)Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”)
(US, figuratively, slang)Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer.
(US, figuratively, slang)A small amount of cocaine taken by inhaling through the nose.
(US, figuratively, slang)A handheld device used to detect signals from radio transmitters; a sniffer.
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibThe 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).
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Forms
plural: sniftersSynonyms
7 synonyms- a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy:brandy snifterbrandy glass
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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