snuff bottle

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A snuff bottle

Etymology

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Calque of Chinese 鼻煙壺鼻烟壶 (bíyānhú).

Noun

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snuff bottle (plural snuff bottles)

  1. A bottle used by the Chinese during the Qing dynasty to hold powdered tobacco.

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