Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SNUFF, v.t. [D. snuffen; G. schnupfen, to take snuff; schnuppen, to snuff a candle.]

1. To draw in with the breath; to inhale; as, to snuff the wind. – Dryden.
2. To scent; to smell; to perceive by the nose. – Dryden.
3. To crop the snuff, as of a candle; to take off the end of the snuff. – Swift.