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snif⋅ter

  [snif-ter]
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–noun
1. Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
2. Informal. a very small drink of liquor.
Origin:
1840–50; deriv. of snifter to sniff, snivel, ME snyfter; imit.
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snif·ter   (snĭf'tər)   
n.  

  1. A pear-shaped goblet with a narrow top, used especially in serving brandy.

  2. Slang A small portion of liquor.


[From Middle English snifteren, to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
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