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snout

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1. snout - Noun

2. snout - Verb

Meaning

The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.

The nose of a man; -- in contempt.

The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.

The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.

The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.

To furnish with a nozzle or point.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking eyes. Kenneth Grahame

Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook -BOOM, BOOM, BOOM-which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail. I couldn't help but smile. Rick Riordan

Stick your snout in there. Gina Barberi

Like a gold ring in a pigs snout is a woman without descretion. Moroccan Proverb

Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout. Ghana Proverb

The piglet has the same type of snout as her mother. Ibo Proverb

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