Abstract: A snuff holding and dispensing apparatus including a body member having a hollow interior divided into a holding area for holding a quantity of snuff and a dispensing area for receiving a plug of snuff from the quantity of snuff in the holding area, and a plunger movable between a load position for allowing the plug of snuff to pass from the holding area to the dispensing area and a discharge position for dispensing the plug of snuff through a discharge opening in the body member. The plunger coacts with passage structure between the holding and dispensing areas of the interior of the body member to form a sharp slicing mechanism to slice the plug of snuff from the quantity of snuff as the plunger moves from the load position to the discharge position.