farmer blow
n.— «My nose is really running now, in embarrassing amounts. When I excuse myself from the group for a hefty farmer blow, I see four trees of the same girth.» —“Romancing the stash” by Geoffrey Gray Village Voice Feb. 13, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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