Exod. xxv. 38. & xxxvii. 23.SNUFFERS, Emunctoria. The Snuffers mention’d in Scripture, were to snuff the Lamps of the great golden Candlestick with seven Branches, that was in the Sanctuary. Their Matter was Gold, and their Form was probably like our Snuffers or Pinchers, which we use to snuff our Lamps or Candles. The original Word comes from a Root that signifies, to lay hold of, to pinch, to shut up, to receive.
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