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You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
Dryden.
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2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
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Sneak, v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] “[Slander] sneaks its head.” Wake.
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Sneak, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow.
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A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks.
Glanvill.
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2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
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Sneak-cup (?), n. One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. [Obs.] Shak.
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Sneak current. (Elec.) A current which, though too feeble to blow the usual fuse or to injure at once telegraph or telephone instruments, will in time burn them out.
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Sneaker (snēkẽr), n. 1. One who sneaks. Lamb.
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2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]
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A sneaker of five gallons.
Spectator.
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3. A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in the pl.
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4. A punch bowl. [Obs.] Spectator.
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Sneakiness (?), n. The quality of being sneaky.
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Sneaking, a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneakingly, adv. -- Sneakingness, n.
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Sneaksby (?), n. A paltry fellow; a sneak. [Obs.] “Such a bashful sneaksby.” Barrow.
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Sneaky (?), n. Like a sneak; sneaking.
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Sneap (?), v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip, and snub.] 1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.]
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Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost.
Shak.
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Sneap, n. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]
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My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.
Shak.
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{ Sneath (?), Sneathe (?), } n. See .
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Sneb (?), v. t. [See .] To reprimand; to sneap. [Obs.] “Scold and sneb the good oak.” Spenser.
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Sneck (?), v. t. [See .] To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Coloq. Sneck up , be silent; shut up; hold your peace.
Shak.
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Sneck, n. A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Coloq. Sneck band , a latchstring. Burns. -- Coloq. Sneck drawer , a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; -- called also sneckdraw. -- Coloq. Sneck drawing , lifting the latch.
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Snecket (?), n. A door latch, or sneck. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sned (?), v. t. To lop; to snathe. [Prov. Eng.]
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{ Sned (?), Sneed (?), } n. See .
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Sneer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn�rre to snarl or grin (like a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to sneer at. See , v. i.] 1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
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2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
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I could be content to be a little sneared at.
Pope.
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3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] Tatler.
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Syn. -- To scoff; gibe; jeer. -- , , . The verb to sneer implies to cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still, implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
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And sneers as learnedly as they,
Like females o'er their morning tea.
Swift.
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Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
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The fop, with learning at defiance,
Scoffs at the pedant and science.
Gay.
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Sneer, v. t. 1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person. Congreve.
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“A ship of fools,” he sneered.
Tennyson.
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2. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
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Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame.
Savage.
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Sneer, n. 1. The act of sneering.
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2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. ”Who can refute a sneer?” Raley.
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Sneerer (?), n. One who sneers.
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Sneerful (?), a. Given to sneering. [Obs.]
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Sneeringly, adv. In a sneering manner.
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Sneeze (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneezed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneezing.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fneósan.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.
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Coloq. Not to be sneezed at , not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] “He had to do with old women who were not to be sneezed at.” Prof. Wilson.
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Sneeze, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.
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Sneezeweed (?), n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite plant (Helenium autumnale) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.
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Sneezewood (?), n. (Bot.) The wood of a South African tree. See .
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Sneezewort (?), n. (Bot.) A European herbaceous plant (Achillea Ptarmica) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
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Sneezing, n. (Physiol.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
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Snell (?), a. [AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG. snel, Icel. snjallr valiant.] Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man.
Dr. J. Brown.
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Snell, n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.
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Snet (?), n. [Cf. G. schnitt that which is cut, fr. schneiden to cut, E. snath.] The fat of a deer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Snet, v. t. [See .] The clear of mucus; to blow. [Obs.] “Snetting his nose.” Holland.
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Snew (?), v. i. To snow; to abound. [Obs.]
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It snewed in his house of meat and drink.
Chaucer.
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Snib (?), v. t. [OE. snibben; cf. Dan. snibbe, and E. snub, v. t.] To check; to sneap; to sneb. [Obs.]
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Him would he snib sharply for the nones.
Chaucer.
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Snib, n. A reprimand; a snub. [Obs.] Marston.
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Snick (?), n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.] 1. A small cut or mark.
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2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
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3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight.
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4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
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Coloq. Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman.
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Snick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.] 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley.
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2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor.
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Snick, n. & v. t. See . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Coloq. Snick up , shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under .
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Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.
Beau. & Fl.
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Snicker (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snickered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Snickering.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also snigger.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
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2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.
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Snicker, n. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also snigger.]
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Snide (?), a. 1. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang, archaic]
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2. derogatory in an insinuating manner; as, a snide remark.
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{ Snider rifle, or Snider, } n. (Mil.) A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service; -- so called from the inventor.
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Sniff (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniffed (?) or Snift; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniffing.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See , v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
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So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven.
M. Arnold.
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Sniff, v. t. 1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
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2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.
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Sniff, n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
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Sniffing, n. (Physiol.) A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.
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Sniffle (?), v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See .] To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snift (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snifting.] [From .] 1. To snort. [Obs.] “Resentment expressed by snifting.” Johnson.
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2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
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It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters.
Landor.
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Snift, n. 1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Snifting, a. & n. from .
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Coloq. Snifting valve , a small valve opening into the atmosphere from the cylinder or condenser of a steam engine, to allow the escape of air when the piston makes a stroke; -- so called from the noise made by its action.
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Snig (?), v. t. [See a small cut.] To chop off; to cut. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snig, v. i. [See .] To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
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{ Snig, Snigg, } n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) A small eel. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snigger (?), v. i. See . Thackeray.
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Snigger, n. See . Dickens.
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Sniggle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sniggling(?).] [See a kind of eel.] To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Walton.
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Sniggle, v. t. To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare. Beau. & Fl.
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Snip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Snipping.] [D. snippen; akin to G. schnippen.] To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.
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Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my parents from those vicious excrescences to which that age was subject.
Fuller.
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The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's stores . . . but I snipped some of it for my own share.
De Foe.
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Snip (?), n. 1. A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip. Shak.
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2. A small shred; a bit cut off. Wiseman.
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3. A share; a snack. [Obs.] L'Estrange
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4. A tailor. [Slang] Nares. C. Kingsley.
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5. Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
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Snipe (?), n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snīpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See , .] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidæ, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
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☞ The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago cœlestis) and the great, or double, snipe (G. major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (G. delicata) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] Shak.
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Coloq. Half snipe , the dunlin; the jacksnipe. -- Coloq. Jack snipe . See . -- Coloq. Quail snipe . See under . -- Coloq. Robin snipe , the knot. -- Coloq. Sea snipe . See in the Vocabulary. -- Coloq. Shore snipe , any sandpiper. -- Coloq. Snipe hawk , the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Stone snipe , the tattler. -- Coloq. Summer snipe , the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers. -- Coloq. Winter snipe . See Rock snipe, under . -- Coloq. Woodcock snipe , the great snipe.
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Snipe (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sniping (?).] 1. To shoot or hunt snipe.
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2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.
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Coloq. snipe at , to aim petty or snide criticisms at (a person) in his absence.
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Snipe (?), v. t. 1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
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2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
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Snipebill (?), n. 1. A plane for cutting deep grooves in moldings.
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2. A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle. [Local, U.S.]
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Snipefish (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak.
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Snippack (?), n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) The common snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snipper (?), n. One who snips.
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Snipper-snaper (?), n. A small, insignificant fellow. [Colloq.]
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Snippet (?), n. A small part or piece.
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To be cut into snippets and shreds.
F. Harrison.
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Snippety (?), a. Ridiculously small; petty. “Snippety facts.” London Spectator.
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Snip-snap (?), n. [Reduplication of snap.] A tart dialogue with quick replies. [R.] Pope.
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Snip-snap, a. Quick; short; sharp; smart. Shak.
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Snipy (snīp�), a. Like a snipe.
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Snite (snīt), n. A snipe. [Obs. or Scot.] Carew.
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Snite, v. t. [Icel. snīfa. See .] To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle. [Obs. or Scot.]
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{ Snithe (?), Snithy (?), } a. [AS. snīðan to cut. See .] Sharp; piercing; cutting; -- applied to the wind. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snivel (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniveled (?) or Snivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniveling or Snivelling.] [OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See , and cf. .] 1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
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2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly.
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Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.
Sir W. Scott.
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Snivel, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. , v. i.] Mucus from the nose; snot.
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Sniveler (?), n. [Written also sniveller.] One who snivels, esp. one who snivels habitually.
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Snively (?), a. Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.
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Snob (?), n. [Icel. snāpr a dolt, impostor, charlatan. Cf. .] 1. A vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable, than he really is; a vulgar upstart; one who apes his superiors. Thackeray.
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Essentially vulgar, a snob. -- a gilded snob, but none the less a snob.
R. G. White.
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2. (Eng. Univ.) A townsman. [Canf]
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3. A journeyman shoemaker. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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4. A workman who accepts lower than the usual wages, or who refuses to strike when his fellows do; a rat; a knobstick.
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Those who work for lower wages during a strike are called snobs, the men who stand out being “nobs”
De Quincey.
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Snobbery (?), n. The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness.
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Snobbish (?), a. Of or pertaining to a snob; characteristic of, or befitting, a snob; vulgarly pretentious. -- Snobbishly, adv.
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Snobbishness, n. Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.
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Snobbism (?), n. Snobbery.
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