Snuffer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snuffer \Snuff"er\, n.
     1. One who snuffs.
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     2. (Zool.) The common porpoise.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
     hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and
     {Fish}.]
     1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na},
        especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na
        phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
        species ({Phoc[ae]na Americana}). The color is dusky or
        blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
        the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
        {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and
        {snuffer}.
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     2. (Zool.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called
        by sailors.
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     {Skunk porpoise}, or {Bay porpoise} (Zool.), a North American
        porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common
        species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
        sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snuffer
       n 1: a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing
            candles
       2: a person who snuffs out candles
       3: a person who uses snuff [syn: {snuff user}]