Snift (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Snifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snifting.] [From Sniff.] 1. To
snort. [Obs.] "Resentment expressed by snifting."
Johnson.
2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
It now appears that they were still snifing and
hankering after their old quarters.
Landor.Snift, n. 1. A
moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.