- Also in the 16th century, the inhaling of powdered tobacco was practiced by the Dutch, who referred to it as snuf, short for snuftabak (from the words meaning “sniff” and “tobacco”). Tobacco and the practice of snuffing spread rapidly throughout Europe, taking hold in England around the 17th century.www.britannica.com/topic/snuff
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WEB23 Apr 2021 · This article explores the praxis of transatlantic snuff- and tobacco-taking and its importance to personal and national identity-making over the long eighteenth century.
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WEBSnuff - A Brief History. The practice of taking snuff became popular in England around the seventeenth century. It had become known a little earlier in France - and also …
WEBThe coffee house played witness to this shift: where once long tables covered in pipes had been surrounded by tobacco-smoking patrons, by the end of the eighteenth century …
WEBSnuff became the aristocracy’s favourite way of enjoying tobacco. The Great Plague of 1665 saw tobacco smoke widely advocated as a defence against ‘bad air’. Indeed at …
WEBThis article explores the praxis of transatlantic snuff- and tobacco-taking and its importance to personal and national identity-making over the long eighteenth century. …
WEBIn the early seventeenth century it was reckoned that a man working for a year on a tobacco farm realised £50, whereas his labour in raising a corn crop was worth £ I 0. By …
WEBMost were used to hold snuff (powdered tobacco), although some held small sweets or bonbons. They were presented as gifts to friends and lovers, and by monarchs to ambassadors and courtiers.
WEBTobacco and the practice of snuffing spread rapidly throughout Europe, taking hold in England around the 17th century. During the 18th century, snuff taking became widespread throughout the world. At first, each …
WEBvolume and organization of tobacco smuggling into England and Scotland in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The importance of these. 1 W. A. Cole, 'Trends …
WEBBy the 18th century, snuff had become the tobacco product of choice among the elite. Snuff use reached a peak in England during the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14). It was during this time that England's own …
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