Meaning of SNOUT
| Pronunciation: | | snawt
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- [n] a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
- [n] beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
- [n] (US) informal terms for the nose
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| | Synonyms: | | beak, honker, hooter, neb, nozzle, rostrum, schnozzle, snoot |
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| | See Also: | | muzzle, nose, nose, olfactory organ, olfactory organ, proboscis, trunk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low
German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw.
snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?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. (Zo["o]l.)
(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} (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles
having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe
Rhynchophora; a weevil.
{Snout moth} (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See {Pyralid}.
\Snout\, v. t.
To furnish with a nozzle or point.
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