SNUFF


Meaning of SNUFF in English

n. & v.

n. the charred part of a candle-wick.

v.tr. trim the snuff from (a candle). snuff it Brit. sl. die. snuff out 1 extinguish by snuffing. 2 kill; put an end to.

[ ME snoffe, snuffe: orig. unkn. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.