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单词 snifter
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snifter

(snɪftəʳ)
Word forms: plural snifters
1. countable noun
A snifter is a small amount of an alcoholic drink.
[British, informal]
2. countable noun
A snifter is a bowl-shaped glass used for drinking brandy.
[US]

snifter in British English

(ˈsnɪftə)
noun
1. 
a pear-shaped glass with a short stem and a bowl that narrows towards the top so that the aroma of brandy or a liqueur is retained
2.  informal
a small quantity of alcoholic drink
Word origin
C19: perhaps from dialect snifter to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish snifta (obsolete) to sniff

snifter in American English

(ˈsnɪftər)
noun
1.  US
a footed goblet that tapers to a small opening to concentrate the aroma, as of brandy
2.  US, Slang
a small drink of liquor
Word origin
< snift, var. of sniff

Examples of 'snifter' in a sentence
snifter

Pocket extracted a small tray and another snifter containing a good measure of brandy.
Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2001)
He sipped at a snifter of cognac, relaxed and well pleased with the turn of events.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
Silently Travis cradled the snifter of cognac between his big hands.
Elizabeth Lowell TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (2001)
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