[snuhf-boks] 
| a box for holding snuff, esp. one small enough to be carried in the pocket. |
| snuff·box (snŭf'bŏks') n. A small, often decorated box with a hinged lid, used for carrying snuff. |
snuffbox
small, usually ornamented box for holding snuff (a scented, powdered tobacco). The practice of sniffing or inhaling a pinch of snuff was common in England around the 17th century; and when, in the 18th century, it became widespread in other countries as well, the demand for decorated snuffboxes, considered valuable gifts, increased. Some were small enough to fit in a waistcoat pocket, and others were larger; all gave 18th-century craftsmen an opportunity to execute rich and elaborate designs
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