Snout
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noun


(1)   A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
(2)   Beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
(3)   Informal terms for the nose
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Noun



  1. The long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
    The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout
  2. The nose of a man, (in contempt).
    His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominent snout.
  3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
    If you place the snout right into the bucket, it won't spray as much.
  4. The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.
  5. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.
  6. Tobacco; cigarettes.
    • 1982, Edward Bond, Saved
      LIZ. I only got one left. / FRED (calls). Get us some snout. / MIKE. Five or ten?
    • 2000, Joe Randolph Ackerley, P N Furbank, We Think the World of You
      Also he was "doing his nut" for some "snout." I said I would provide cigarettes.
    • 2004, Allan Sillitoe, New and Collected Stories
      Raymond rolled a neat cigarette. "What about some snout, then?" "No, thanks." He laughed. Smoke drifted from his open mouth.
 
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