Snift /(?)/

Snift

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Snifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snifting

  1. To snort. [Obs.]
  2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
    It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters.

Snift

n.
  1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.]
  2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.]