A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1660-1683
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Snuffing, vbl. n.2 [17th c. Eng. snuffing (1691); Snuff n.] The action of taking snuff. —1660 Craven Caithness Diocese 107.
Charged for snuffing in tyme of singing of the Psalmes 1683 Erskine Diary 13.
My head was sore by their continual snuffing and piping in the court
