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Snorter   /snˈɔrtər/   Listen
Snorter

noun
1.
Someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound.
2.
Something outstandingly difficult.
3.
Something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent.  "The storm wasn't long but it was a snorter"





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"Snorter" Quotes from Famous Books



... one said, 'I move that instanter We sell out our horses and quit, The brutes ought to win in a canter, Such trials they do when they're fit. The last one they ran was a snorter — A gallop to gladden one's heart — Two-twelve for a mile and a quarter, And finished ...
— The Man from Snowy River • Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
... Club mingles work and play in a thoroughly Bohemian fashion. A recent invitation card bid its members to attend a "Rip-Snorter at the Club House," stating that "provisions and provisos would be provided and Frou Frous be on tap." The exact significance of this cabalistic description is known only to the members and their guests. The same card announced that the new Constitution ...
— The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 1, 1895 • Various


Words linked to "Snorter" :   disagreeable person, thing, Britain, U.K., unpleasant person, Great Britain, United Kingdom, difficulty, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, snort, UK


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