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snout definition

snout (sno̵ut)

noun

    1. the projecting nose and jaws, or muzzle, of an animal
    2. an anterior prolongation of the head resembling this, as in a weevil; rostrum
  2. something like an animal's snout, as a nozzle
  3. Informal a human nose, esp. a large one

Etymology: ME snoute, prob. < MDu snute, akin to Ger schnauze < IE base *snā-, *sneu-, to drip fluid, wetness > L natare, to swim, nutrire, to nurse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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