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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SNIFTING
SNIFTING
Snift
"
ing,
a. & n.
Defn:
from
Snift.
Snifting
valve,
a
small
valve
opening
into
the
atmosphere
from
the
cylinder
or
condenser
of
a
steam
engine,
to
allow
the
escape
of
air
when
the
piston
makes a
stroke;
--
so
called
from
the
noise
made
by
its
action.
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