snaoisean

snaoisean
snuff, Irish snaoisín, snísín; from English sneezing in sneesing powder, the old name for snuff, Scottish sneeshin, sneezin.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • sneesh|ing — «SNEE shihng», noun. Scottish. 1. snuff. 2. a pinch of snuff. ╂[perhaps < Scottish Gaelic snaoisín, Irish snaoisean, alterations of English sneezing] …   Useful english dictionary

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