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SNUFFERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snuffers mean?
• SNUFFERS (noun)
The noun SNUFFERS has 1 sense:
1. scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick
Familiarity information: SNUFFERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("snuffers" is a kind of...):
pair of scissors; scissors (an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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