Definitions
a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
Word origin
The 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).
Used in a sentence
“Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe.”
“Nifler. To ſnifter, or ſnuffe vp ſniuell; to dravv it vp by dravving in the vvind.”
“I confess when I heard this read out in a strong, mellow and affecting tone, I could not resist crying; the tears ran down my cheeks, and I was obliged to dight them with my sleeve, and snifter like a whipped boy.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Brandy glass”7 letters
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