From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snort \Snort\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snorting.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore.]
1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to
make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and
play. --Fairfax.
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2. To snore. [R.] "The snorting citizens." --Shak.
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3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.
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