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up to snuff Definition


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snuff2
noun
    1. Powdered tobacco for inhaling through the nose.
    2. A pinch of snuff.
verb
    intr
    snuffed, snuffing
    1. To take snuff.
Derivative: snuffy
adj
    Similar to, smelling of or soiled with snuff.
Idiom: up to snuff
    Not likely to be taken in; alert.
    Being of a high or suitable standard; up to scratch.
Etymology: 16c: from snuff1.



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