snuff-horn

English

Noun

snuff-horn (plural snuff-horns)

1. A container for snuff made from an animal's horn.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 302:

     When the coffee was drunk, and the cup was put away with many thanks and blessings, she went demurely to the hearth, and pulled out a snuff-horn.