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To take it in snuff

Snuff \Snuff\, n.

  1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.

  2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.

  3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. [Obs.]

    Snuff dipping. See Dipping, n., 5.

    Snuff taker, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the nose.

    To take it in snuff, to be angry or offended.
    --Shak.

    Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute.