snuff bottle

noun

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 鼻煙壺 /鼻烟壶 (bíyānhú).

  1. calqued from 鼻煙壺

Definitions

  1. A bottle used by the Chinese during the Qing dynasty to hold powdered tobacco.

The neighborhood

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