(slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco). A snort also may be a drink of whiskey, as "Let's have a snort".
(slang) An alcoholic drink.
1951, Indiana Historical Society Publications (volumes 16-17, page 157)Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water. We thought a snort of whisky now and then braced us up some and put a little more lift in us.
Verb
(intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.She snorted with laughter.
(transitive, slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.to snort cocaine
