Snout

  • 41snout moth — noun : a moth of the family Pyralididae; broadly : any of various moths mostly of this or related families having the labial palpi held out forward like a snout …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 42snout — the tip of the head in front of the eyes …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 43snout —   the front end of a corrie glacier or valley glacier …

    Geography glossary

  • 44snout — Synonyms and related words: antlia, beak, beezer, bib nozzle, bill, bugle, conk, muffle, muzzle, nares, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactory organ, pecker, pressure nozzle, proboscis, rhinarium, rose, rosehead, rostrum, schnozzle, shower… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 45snout — Cockney Rhyming Slang 1. Cigarette 2. Informant …

    English dialects glossary

  • 46snout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nose, nostrils, muzzle, beak, bill, trunk. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. muzzle, proboscis, nozzle; see nose 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nose, muzzle, nozzle, beak, trunk, proboscis …

    English dictionary for students

  • 47snout — sb. K. Horn, 1114. Alys. 6534. ON. snudr …

    Oldest English Words

  • 48snout — snaÊŠt n. part of an animals head which projects forward and contains the nose and jaws; rostrum, beaklike projection bearing the mouth parts (Entomology); nozzle, spout; nose (Slang) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49snout — • tobacco. A prison term. Derives from the fact that the smoking of banned tobacco in prison was often masked by pretending to rub the nose …

    Londonisms dictionary

  • 50snout —    1. a police informer    Underworld slang for the nose of the pig:     I know all about snouts. And I didn t have to pay for this. (P. D. James, 1986)    2. tobacco    As this was a 19th century usage, it may have been derived from the sniffing …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms