sniftingn.

Etymology: < snift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnifting.

1. The action of sniffing; also attributive.

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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [noun] > through nose

snoachinga1387

sniftingc1430

snivellingc1430

snuffing1540

sniffing1575

snuffling1580

snufflea1764

sniff1767

snuff1822

sniftera1835

sniffling1836

snivel1847

sniffle1880

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > fizz or sizzle

fizz1812

sizzle1823

fizzing1842

fizzle1842

snifting1849

sizzling1877

c1430 Freemasonry (1840) 36 From spyttynge and snyftynge kepe the also.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Snuff,..resentment expressed by snifting.

1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. at Snift The snifting noise made by the air in making its escape.

2. (See quot. 1890 and snift n.)

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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > excess air allowed to escape from bottle > action or process of

snifting1890

1890 Star 5 Nov. 4/1 There is no necessity for what under the ordinary system is called ‘snifting’—the process by which the air in the bottles is allowed to escape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

sniftingadj.

Etymology: < snift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnifting.

snifting valve, a valve through which air may be expelled from the cylinder of a condensing steam-engine. So †snifting clack, snifting pipe.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > valves > for expelling air

snifting clack1744

snifting pipe1744

snifting valve1744

eduction1839

tail-valve1839

(a)

1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. 474 This is call'd the Snifting Clack, because the Air makes a Noise every time it blows thro' it, like a Man snifting with a Cold.

1812 Smeaton Rep. I. 227 The steam, finding a passage at the snifting clack..blows out thereat.

1873 H. Evers Steam & Steam Engine iii. 50 A valve to preserve the vacuum, which valve, from the peculiar noise it made, was called the snifting valve, or snifting clack.]

(b)1759 H. Wood Brit. Patent 739 2 If the hot air be driven into the cylinder with a force superior to the pressure of the atmosphere, that force will drive out the condensed air through what is now called the snifting pipe.(c)1797 J. Robison in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 748/1 The steam from the boiler will immediately rush in, and..will begin to open the snifting-valve.1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 302 The tail-valve, or snifting-valve, is at the opposite side of the air-pump from the condenser.1878 R. H. Thurston Hist. Steam-engine 138 A snifting-valve, k, opens when the engine is blown through.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	snifting
释义	sniftingn. Etymology: < snift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnifting. 1. The action of sniffing; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [noun] > through nose snoachinga1387 sniftingc1430 snivellingc1430 snuffing1540 sniffing1575 snuffling1580 snufflea1764 sniff1767 snuff1822 sniftera1835 sniffling1836 snivel1847 sniffle1880 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > fizz or sizzle fizz1812 sizzle1823 fizzing1842 fizzle1842 snifting1849 sizzling1877 c1430 Freemasonry (1840) 36 From spyttynge and snyftynge kepe the also. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Snuff,..resentment expressed by snifting. 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. at Snift The snifting noise made by the air in making its escape. 2. (See quot. 1890 and snift n.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > excess air allowed to escape from bottle > action or process of snifting1890 1890 Star 5 Nov. 4/1 There is no necessity for what under the ordinary system is called ‘snifting’—the process by which the air in the bottles is allowed to escape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). sniftingadj. Etymology: < snift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnifting. snifting valve, a valve through which air may be expelled from the cylinder of a condensing steam-engine. So †snifting clack, snifting pipe. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > valves > for expelling air snifting clack1744 snifting pipe1744 snifting valve1744 eduction1839 tail-valve1839 (a) 1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. 474 This is call'd the Snifting Clack, because the Air makes a Noise every time it blows thro' it, like a Man snifting with a Cold. 1812 Smeaton Rep. I. 227 The steam, finding a passage at the snifting clack..blows out thereat. 1873 H. Evers Steam & Steam Engine iii. 50 A valve to preserve the vacuum, which valve, from the peculiar noise it made, was called the snifting valve, or snifting clack.] (b)1759 H. Wood Brit. Patent 739 2 If the hot air be driven into the cylinder with a force superior to the pressure of the atmosphere, that force will drive out the condensed air through what is now called the snifting pipe.(c)1797 J. Robison in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 748/1 The steam from the boiler will immediately rush in, and..will begin to open the snifting-valve.1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 302 The tail-valve, or snifting-valve, is at the opposite side of the air-pump from the condenser.1878 R. H. Thurston Hist. Steam-engine 138 A snifting-valve, k, opens when the engine is blown through. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1430adj.1744
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