snout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++snout /snaʊt/ noun 1. [countable]HBA the long nose of some kinds of animals, such as pigs 〔猪等动物的〕口鼻部，长鼻子2. [countable] British English informalSCCSCP a criminal who gives information about other criminals to the police 向警方告发其同伙的罪犯
Examples from the Corpus
snout• Did I mention he had a snout?• The mock-Stealer gestured at her snout clad in syn-skin.• It has a long snout, erect ears, a shiny brown coat, and a tail thick as a muff.• The swordfish family has a much longer, slender snout than the sailfish.• A full frontal assault right in the snout.• On high stools they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour, their snouts inflamed and dripping in the irritant air.• Soon the police hone in on him like hounds with snouts full of fear.• It was enough to fry your brain, to sizzle the boogers in your snout.Origin snout (1200-1300) Middle Dutch and Middle Low German snutsnout nounChinese
nose kinds such as of some the animals, long Corpus of
snout
snout /snaʊt/
noun
2. [countable] British English informal a criminal who gives information about other criminals to the police
snout /snaʊt/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: and Middle Low German snut
1. [countable] the long nose of some kinds of animals, such as pigsLanguage: Middle Dutch
Origin: and Middle Low German snut
2. [countable] British English informal a criminal who gives information about other criminals to the police
