snifter

To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.

Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe.

Nifler. To ſnifter, or ſnuffe vp ſniuell; to dravv it vp by dravving in the vvind.

Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.

A sniff.

A strong or severe wind.

A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.

[H]e springs to another wooden vat and turns a valve, filling a snifter with a warm amber liquid. […] Bang holds the liquid up to the light, swirls it around, takes a sniff of the pungent bouquet, puts the glass to his lips—and gives a satisfied smile.

Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”)

"Sit down, bo," invited Soup Face. "I guess you're a regular all right. Here, have a snifter?" and he pulled a flask from his side pocket, holding it toward The Oskaloosa Kid.

And now, old horse, you may lead me across the street to the Coal Hole for a short snifter.

Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer.