sniffler
(ˈsnɪf(ə)lə(r))
[f. sniffle v.]
1. A strong, smart, or brisk breeze or wind.
| 1768 Ross Helenore 32 Wi weet an wind sae tyte into my teeth,..I gat na sik a teazle this seven year... I maun na ilka day be coming here, To get sic sniflers [1789 snifters]. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle viii, At length the sniffler reached us, and the sharp little vessel began to speak. 1891 Cent. Dict., Sniffler, a capful of wind. |
2. One who sniffles.
| 1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore ii, Sniffler, snuffler, wailer, weeper. |