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adjective
Date: 1725
1. having a stubby and usually slightly turned-up nose
2. having a very short barrel <a snub-nosed revolver>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
snub-nosed
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Snub-nosed — a. Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub nosed eel. [1913 Webster] {Snub nosed cachalot} (Zo[ o]l.), the pygmy sperm whale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snub-nosed — may refer to:* Snub nosed monkey, an Old World monkey * Snub nosed viper, a venomous viper … Wikipedia
snub-nosed — /snub nohzd /, adj. 1. having a snub nose: a snub nosed child. 2. having a blunt end: snub nosed pliers. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
snub-nosed — adj 1.) having a snub nose 2.) snub nosed pistol/revolver etc a small gun with a very short ↑barrel (=tube where the bullets come out) … Dictionary of contemporary English
snub-nosed — snub′ nosed adj. 1) cvb having a snub nose 2) cvb having a blunt end: snub nosed pliers[/ex] • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
snub-nosed — [snub′nōzd΄] adj. 1. having a snub nose 2. designating or of a handgun with a very short barrel … English World dictionary
snub-nosed — [ ,snʌb nouzd ] adjective with a short nose that looks rather flat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snub-nosed — adjective having a blunt nose a pug nosed boy with freckles a snub nosed automatic • Syn: ↑pug nosed, ↑pug nose, ↑short nosed • Similar to: ↑nosed … Useful english dictionary
Snub-nosed cachalot — Snub nosed Snub nosed , a. Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub nosed eel. [1913 Webster] {Snub nosed cachalot} (Zo[ o]l.), the pygmy sperm whale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snub-nosed monkey — Taxobox name = Snub nosed monkeys image width = 250px image caption = Golden Snub nosed Monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Cercopithecidae subfamilia = Colobinae… … Wikipedia
