Snort

Originally, means the loud exhaling of breath through the nose of a man or animal and dates from mid-14th century. Later, during the 17th century, it came to mean sleeping heavily and snoring. More recently, it became British informal for a drink of alcohol, usually spirits, and this usage dates from the late 19th century. The word is also linked to habit of taking of snuff, which is a mixture of powdered tabacco that has been used since the 1600s to clear the nasal passages by inhaling a pinch of it.