| Snout | n. [ OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn&unr_;ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff. ] 1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Zool.) (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]
Snout beetle (Zool.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil. --
Snout moth (Zool.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Snouty | a. Resembling a beast's snout. [ 1913 Webster ] The nose was ugly, long, and big,
Broad and snouty like a pig. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ] |
