There they prove that we are coals enclosed on all sides under a vast snuffer, which is the sky. From Wordnik.com. [The Clouds] Reference
"I think his snuffer is growing.". From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: To The Nines by Janet Evanovich] Reference
The dress dropped over her head like a candle-snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [Funeral In Berlin]
On the mantel-shelf stood two brass candle-sticks with snuffer and extinguisher. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
She went up the green ride towards the snuffer-shaped monument on the crest of the hill. From Wordnik.com. [The Years] Reference
That worthy stepped forward and used a bronze snuffer to put out one of the tall candles. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Except ol 'Punky here's gotta get real close to the ants on account of his snuffer isn't real big. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: To The Nines by Janet Evanovich] Reference
The moxa stick with its tinfoil snuffer sat in a puddle of water, the smell of wet ash in the room. From Wordnik.com. [After the Diagnosis] Reference
Their consumption was limited, though: their candlesticks and candle snuffer were copper, not silver. From Wordnik.com. [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference
• Prevent candle wax from being blown over the table by extinguishing tapers with a candle snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [How To Avoid Housework] Reference
Folding the tinfoil into a long rectangle, he rolled the stick of moxa inside it to make a “snuffer.”. From Wordnik.com. [After the Diagnosis] Reference
A little brown slave-girl, laughing, ran before him with a long snuffer, ready to quench the hanging lamps. From Wordnik.com. [Funeral Games]
Blanche, a diminutive edifice in the pointed style, with a pair of svelte towers coiffed candle-snuffer fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
By the door there was a mounting-block, and there was a rusty torch extinguisher on the wall like a candle-snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [Marazan]
She was looking at the hill top, where the snuffer-shaped monument raised by the old Earl made a mark for ships at sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Years] Reference
Justin stood unmoving, hands in pockets, as the maid set down the brass snuffer and brushed past him, averting her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
A squat, snug house, the eaves of whose steep gabled roof came down well over its two stories, like the snuffer on a candle. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Nothing, that is, until the Sav-A-Cigar snuffer of death itself readies us for a perfect 65-to-70% humidity of everlasting bliss. From Wordnik.com. [Gene's Bad Poetry] Reference
The sideboard drawer revealed silver cutlery of good quality and an antique candle-snuffer which he suspected was something special. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Gladys Yeomans' ceramic Queen Mother candle snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Grab the candle snuffer that appears inside the drawer. From Wordnik.com. [Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More] Reference
The candle-snuffer was a notorious officer in the theatre. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character] Reference
She's talking about the lumi-lighter and the lumi-snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix New Times | Complete Issue] Reference
Have a candle snuffer and an appropriate fire extinguisher nearby. From Wordnik.com. [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference
But the duties of a candle-snuffer, if not very honourable, were somewhat arduous. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character] Reference
That tripping penalty, coming early in the third period, was another momentum snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
I saw upon a snuffer-stand in bas-relief, "A heart, a cross under it, and roses under both.". From Wordnik.com. [George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God] Reference
"What's the use of pounding me, when I 'm on the square again?" persisted the ex-drum snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [Never-Fail Blake] Reference
And that means Marcus, who threw an immunity idol away, suddenly find himself on the business end of a torch snuffer. From Wordnik.com. [Television Without Pity] Reference
The red cap acted like a snuffer on a candle, to put it out, and while under it, no goblin could be seen by mortal eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks] Reference
This consisted of candlesticks, and snuffer-trays, and dish-covers, and cruet-stands, and a variety of articles of the real. From Wordnik.com. [The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family] Reference
Over it was a mantel-shelf on which were arranged candlesticks of brass and snuffer-trays, and various other things quaint and pretty. From Wordnik.com. [Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not] Reference
This consisted of candlesticks, and snuffer-trays, and dish-covers, and cruet-stands, and a variety of articles of the real "Dutch metal.". From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
Gambling sports liver snuffer Stephan Englishman imminent summons. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » THE CELL PHONE, MAYBE NOT-SO-MENACE:] Reference
The snuffer put out three more candles. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
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