Where does “snozzle” come from?

snozzle (English) comes from English nozzle, from Middle English noselle.

snozzle (English): A reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or firefighting foam inside the aircraft to help extinguish a fire

Definitions

  1. A reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or firefighting foam inside the aircraft to help extinguish a fire

Ancestry of “snozzle”, step by step

snozzle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nozzle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnozzleA short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent...
2Middle Englishnoselle

via English [[skin]]-[[piercing]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[skin]]-[[piercing]]
Every word from Middle English noselleEvery word from English nozzle
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