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snifters

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Noun

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snifters pl (plural only)

  1. (Scotland) Preceded by the.
    1. Synonym of sniffles or snuffles (a minor ailment causing blocked nostrils or a runny nose; a cold).
      • 1844, Henry Stephens, The Book of the Farm, volume 2, page 260:
        The only disease I can remember to have seen in winter is what is vulgarly called the snifters, that is, a discharge of matter from the nose, which causes a noise in the nose like stifled breathing.
    2. (veterinary medicine) A disease of poultry causing a nasal discharge.

Noun

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snifters

  1. plural of snifter

Verb

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snifters

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snifter