snuffbox
See also: snuff-box
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Noun
snuffbox (plural snuffboxes)
- A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
- 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:
- He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid.
Synonyms
- sneeze-box (UK, slang, archaic)
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small box
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