I. ˈsnau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English snute, snoute; akin to Middle Dutch snute snout, German schnauze, Norwegian snut snout, and probably to Old High German snuzza nasal mucus — more at snot
1.
a. obsolete : the trunk of an elephant
b. : the long projecting nose of any of various mammals (as a swine) ; also : the anterior prolongation of the head of various animals
a weevil with a long snout
: rostrum
c. : the human nose especially when large or grotesque
over the gruesomely fattened snout , her scarlet eyes stared — Jean Stafford
2. : something resembling an animal's snout in position, function, or shape: as
a.
(1) : prow
(2) : the projecting front of an automotive chassis
b.
(1) : nozzle
(2) : muzzle
c. : a projecting mass of rock : promontory
d. : the terminal face of a glacier
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
: to furnish with a snout, nozzle, or point
intransitive verb
: to dig with or as if with a snout : grub
snouted into pails and old crocks in the back yard — Paul de Kruif