Snift (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snifting.] [From Sniff.]
1.
To snort.
[Obs.] "Resentment expressed by
snifting."
Johnson.
2.
To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters.
Landor.
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Snift, n.
1.
A moment.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
2.
Slight snow; sleet.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
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