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Webster 1913 Edition

Snout

Snout

(snout)
,
Noun.
[OE.
snoute
, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG.
snute
, D.
snuit
, G.
schnauze
, Sw.
snut
,
snyte
, Dan.
snude
, Icel.
sn[GREEK]ta
to blow the nose; probably akin to E.
snuff
, v.t. Cf.
Snite
,
Snot
,
Snuff
.]
1.
The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
2.
The nose of a man; – in contempt.
Hudibras.
3.
The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
4.
(Zool.)
(a)
The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; – called also
rostrum
.
(b)
The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
Snout beetle
(Zool.)
,
any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil.
–
Snout moth
(Zool.)
,
any pyralid moth. See
Pyralid
.

Snout

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with a nozzle or point.

Webster 1828 Edition

Snout

SNOUT

, n.
1.
The long projecting nose of a beast, as that of swine.
2.
The nose of a man; in contempt.
3.
The nozzle or end of a hollow pipe.

SNOUT

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with a nozzle or point.

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