SNOUT

noun Etymology: Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch snūt ~, German Schnauze Date: 13th century 1. a. a long projecting nose (as of a swine), an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) ; rostrum , the human nose especially when large or grotesque, something resembling an animal's ~ in position, function, or shape: as, prow , nozzle , the terminal face of a glacier, ~ed adjective ~ish adjective ~y adjective