snuffbox
A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
Noun
- A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
- He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid. - 1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes,...
Synonyms: sneeze-box
Origin
From snuff + box.