snout
snout Lexical Profile
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• noun
The projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal such as a pig, dog, or bear.
"The pig used its tough snout to root around in the damp soil for acorns."
A person's nose, especially when large or prominent (used informally or disparagingly).
"He pulled his scarf up high to keep the freezing wind off his snout."
A projecting front part, nozzle, or spout of an object, tool, or geological formation such as the terminus of a glacier.
"Meltwater poured steadily from the rocky snout of the retreating glacier."
British A police informant, or tobacco and cigarettes (especially in prison slang).
"The detective relied on a local snout to track down the stolen goods."
• verb
To dig, push, or root around with or as if with a snout.
"Wild boars had snouted up the mossy forest floor in search of truffles."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English snoute, borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German snūte, of West Germanic origin and related to German Schnauze and the English verb 'snort'.