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noun
1.
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
2.
Entomology. an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles.
3.
anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc.
4.
a nozzle or spout.
5.
a person's nose, especially when large or prominent.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English snute; cognate with Dutch snuite, German Schnauze
1175–1225; Middle English snute; cognate with Dutch snuite, German Schnauze
Related forms
snout·ed, adjective
snout·less, adjective
snout·like, adjective
un·snout·ed, adjective
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Snout
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
snout
c.1220, "trunk or projecting nose of an animal," from M.L.G. and M.Du. snute "snout," from P.Gmc. *snut- (cf. Ger. Schnauze, Norw. snut, Dan. snude "snout"), related to O.E. gesnot (see snot).
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