snifter
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
Informal. a very small drink of liquor.
Origin of snifter
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How to use snifter in a sentence
Strain into a chilled snifter glass, rimmed with smoked-chipotle dust.
But picking up the sail in other blows and picking it up in a Cape Horn snifter is a horse of another color.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceThe first of the telegrams arrived shortly after noon, and Jeeves brought it in with the before-luncheon snifter.
Right Ho, Jeeves | P. G. WodehouseAt sunset he quit, easy winner, and went without taking so much as a "snifter."
Tonio, Son of the Sierras | Charles KingFor the love of goodness, Fritz, give me a snifter of tanglefoot!
Frank Merriwell's Backers | Burt L. Standish
But he was just a snifter short on that potent and undisciplined drink.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
British Dictionary definitions for snifter
/ (ˈsnɪftə) /
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
informal a small quantity of alcoholic drink
Origin of snifter
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