Chapter 1572

&hand; The red snapper ( Lutjanus aya, ∨ Blackfordi ) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ( L. griseus ) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See Rosefish .

3. (Zo\'94l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper .

4. (Zo\'94l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

5. (Zo\'94l.) A snap beetle.

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Snap"ping (?) , a. & n. from Snap , v.

Snapping beetle . (Zo\'94l.) See Snap beetle , under Snap . -- Snapping turtle . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ( Chelydra serpentina ) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws . Called also mud turtle . (b) See Alligator snapper , under Alligator .

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Snap"pish (?) , a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur .

2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.

The taunting address of a snappish missanthrope. Jeffrey.

-- Snap"pish*ly , adv. -- Snap"pish*ness , n.

Snappy <Xpage=1361>

Snap"py (?) , a. Snappish. [Colloq.]

Snapsack <Xpage=1361>

Snap"sack` (?) , n. [Cf. Sw. snapps\'84ck , G. schnappsack .] A knapsack. [Obs.]

South.

Snapweed <Xpage=1361>

Snap"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) See Impatiens .

Snar <Xpage=1361>

Snar (?) , v. i. [Akin to LG. & OD. snarren , G. schnarren , E. snore . See Snore , and cf. Snarl to growl.] To snarl. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Snare <Xpage=1361>

Snare (?) , n. [AS. snear a cord, a string; akin to D. snoer , G. schnur , OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare , Sw. & Icel. snara , Goth. sn<?/rj<?/ a basket; and probably also to E. needle . See Needle , and cf. Snarl to entangle.] 1. A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

2. Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.

If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. Shak.

3. The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

4. (Med.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.

Snare drum , the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum ; -- so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.

Snare <Xpage=1361>

Snare , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Snared (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaring .] To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.

Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. Milton.

The mournful crocodile With sorrow snares relenting passengers. Shak.

Snarer <Xpage=1361>

Snar"er (?) , n. One who lays snares, or entraps.

Snarl <Xpage=1361>

Snarl (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Snarled (?) ; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling .] [Etymol. uncertain.] To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

Snarl <Xpage=1361>

Snarl , v. t. [From Snare , v. t. ] 1. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread . "Her snarled hair."

Spenser.

2. To embarrass; to insnare.

[The] question that they would have snarled him with. Latimer.

Snarl <Xpage=1361>

Snarl , n. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

Snarl <Xpage=1361>

Snarl , v. i. [From Snar .] 1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds."

Dryden & Lee.

2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden.

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Snarl , n. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

Snarler <Xpage=1361>

Snarl"er (?) , n. One who snarls; a surly, growling animal; a grumbling, quarrelsome fellow.

Snarler <Xpage=1361>

Snarl"er , n. One who makes use of a snarling iron.

Snarling <Xpage=1361>

Snarl"ing , a. & n. from Snarl , v.

Snarling iron , a tool with a long beak, used in the process of snarling. When one end is held in a vise, and the shank is struck with a hammer, the repercussion of the other end, or beak, within the article worked upon gives the requisite blow for producing raised work. See 1st Snarl .

Snary <Xpage=1361>

Snar"y (?) , a. [From Snare .] Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious.

Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread. Dryden.

Snast <Xpage=1361>

Snast (?) , n. [Cf. Snite , v. t. ] The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Snatch <Xpage=1361>

Snatch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Snatched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snatching .] [OE. snachen , snechen ; akin to D. snakken to gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. Snack , n. , Sneck .] 1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss .

When half our knowledge we must snatch , not take. Pope.

2. To seize and transport away; to rap. " Snatch me to heaven."

Thomson.

Syn. -- To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.

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Snatch , v. i. To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at ; as, to snatch at a rope .

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Snatch <Xpage=1362>

Snatch (?) , n. 1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.

2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower .

Tusser.

They move by fits and snatches . Bp. Wilkins.

3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.

We have often little snatches of sunshine. Spectator.

Leave me your snatches , and yield me a direct answer. Shak.

Snatch block <Xpage=1362>

Snatch block (Naut.) , a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.

Snatcher <Xpage=1362>

Snatch"er (?) , n. One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

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Snatch"ing*ly , adv. By snatching; abruptly.

Snatch <Xpage=1362>

Snatch (?) , n. [Cf. AS. sn\'c6<?/an to cut, to mow, sn<?/d a bite, bit snip.] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [Variously written in England snead , sneed , sneath , sneeth , snathe , etc.; in Scotland written sned .]

Snathe <Xpage=1362>

Snathe (?) , v. t. [Cf. Icel. snei<?/a to cut into alices, sn\'c6<?/a to cut; akin to AS. be sn<?/dan , sn\'c6<?/an , G. schneiden , OHG. sn\'c6dan , Goth. snei<?/an to cut, to reap, and E. snath , snithe .] To lop; to prune. [Prov. Eng.]

Snattock <Xpage=1362>

Snat"tock (?) , n. [See Snathe .] A chip; a alice. [Prov. Eng.]

Gayton.

Snaw <Xpage=1362>

Snaw (?) , n. Snow. [Obs. or Scot.]

Burns.

Snead <Xpage=1362>

Snead (?) , n. [See Snatch .] 1. A snath.

2. A line or cord; a string. [Prov. Eng.]

Sneak <Xpage=1362>

Sneak (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sneaked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking .] [OE. sniken , AS. sn\'c6can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig ; cf. Icel. sn\'c6kja to hanker after.] 1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company . <-- ? imp. & p. p. "snuck" is more common now, but not even mentioned here. In MW10, simply "sneaked or snuck" -->

You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.

2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.

Sneak <Xpage=1362>

Sneak , v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head."

Wake.

Sneak <Xpage=1362>

Sneak , n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow.

A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks . Glanvill.

2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub . [Cant]

R. A. Proctor.

Sneak-cup <Xpage=1362>

Sneak"-cup` (?) , n. One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. [Obs.]

Shak.

Sneaker <Xpage=1362>

Sneak"er (?) , n. 1. One who sneaks.

Lamb.

2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]

A sneaker of five gallons. Spectator.

<-- A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports or for comfort. -->

Sneakiness <Xpage=1362>

Sneak"i*ness (?) , n. The quality of being sneaky.

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Sneak"ing , a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak"ing*ly , adv. -- Sneak"ing*ness , n.

Sneaksby <Xpage=1362>

Sneaks"by (?) , n. A paltry fellow; a sneak. [Obs.] "Such a bashful sneaksby ."

Barrow.

Sneaky <Xpage=1362>

Sneak"y (?) , n. Like a sneak; sneaking.

Sneap <Xpage=1362>

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.

2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.]

Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak.

Sneap <Xpage=1362>

Sneap , n. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]

My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.

Sneath, Sneathe <Xpage=1362>

Sneath (?) , Sneathe (?) , n. See Snath .

Sneb <Xpage=1362>

Sneb (?) , v. t. [See Snib .] To reprimand; to sneap. [Obs.] "Scold and sneb the good oak."

Spenser.

Sneck <Xpage=1362>

Sneck (?) , v. t. [See Snatch .] To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Sneck up , be silent; shut up; hold your peace. <-- Obs or archaic? -->

Shak.

Sneck <Xpage=1362>

Sneck , n. A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Sneck band , a latchstring. Burns . -- Sneck drawer , a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; -- called also sneckdraw . -- Sneck drawing , lifting the latch.

Snecket <Xpage=1362>

Sneck"et (?) , n. A door latch, or sneck. [Prov. Eng.]

Sned <Xpage=1362>

Sned (?) , v. t. To lop; to snathe. [Prov. Eng.]

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Sned (?) , Sneed (?) , n. See Snath .

Sneer <Xpage=1362>

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 Snore , v. i. ] 1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.

2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.

I could be content to be a little sneared at. Pope.

3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.]

Tatler.

Syn. -- To scoff; gibe; jeer. -- Sneer , Scoff , 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.

And sneers as learnedly as they, Like females o'er their morning tea. Swift.

Midas, exposed to all their jeers , Had lost his art, and kept his ears. Swift.

The fop, with learning at defiance, Scoffs at the pedant and science. Gay.

Sneer <Xpage=1362>

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.

"A ship of fools," he sneered . Tennyson.

2. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.

Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame. Savage.

Sneer <Xpage=1362>

Sneer , n. 1. The act of sneering.

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.

Sneerer <Xpage=1362>

Sneer"er (?) , n. One who sneers.

Sneerful <Xpage=1362>

Sneer"ful (?) , a. Given to sneering. [Obs.]

Sneeringly <Xpage=1362>

Sneer"ing*ly , adv. In a sneering manner.

Sneeze <Xpage=1362>

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. fne\'a2san .] 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.

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.

Sneeze <Xpage=1362>

Sneeze , n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.

Sneezeweed <Xpage=1362>

Sneeze"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite plant ( Helenium autumnale ) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.

Sneezewood <Xpage=1362>

Sneeze"wood` (?) , n. (Bot.) The wood of a South African tree. See Neishout .

Sneezewort <Xpage=1362>

Sneeze"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) A European herbaceous plant ( Achillea Ptarmica ) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.

Sneezing <Xpage=1362>

Sneez"ing , 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.

Snell <Xpage=1362>

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.]

That horny-handed, snell , peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.

Snell <Xpage=1362>

Snell , n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.

Snet <Xpage=1362>

Snet (?) , n. [Cf. G. schnitt that which is cut, fr. schneiden to cut, E. snath .] The fat of a deer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Snet <Xpage=1362>

Snet , v. t. [See Snot .] The clear of mucus; to blow. [Obs.] " Snetting his nose."

Holland.

Snew <Xpage=1362>

Snew (?) , v. i. To snow; to abound. [Obs.]

It snewed in his house of meat and drink. Chaucer.

Snib <Xpage=1362>

Snib (?) , v. t. [OE. snibben ; cf. Dan. snibbe , and E. snub , v. t. ] To check; to sneap; to sneb. [Obs.]

Him would he snib sharply for the nones. Chaucer.

Snib <Xpage=1362>

Snib , n. A reprimand; a snub. [Obs.]

Marston.

Snick <Xpage=1362>

Snick (?) , n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.] 1. A small cut or mark.

2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.

3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn.

Knight.

4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.

Snick and snee [cf. D. snee , snede , a cut] , a combat with knives. [Obs.]

Wiseman.

Snick <Xpage=1362>

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.

2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly.

R. A. Proctor.

Snick <Xpage=1362>

Snick , n. & v. t. See Sneck . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Snick up , shut up; silenced. See Sneck up , under Sneck .

Give him money, George, and let him go snick up . Beau & Fl.

Snicker <Xpage=1362>

Snick"er (?) , 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.

2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Snicker <Xpage=1362>

Snick"er , n. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also snigger .]

Snide <Xpage=1362>

Snide (?) , a. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang]

Sniff <Xpage=1362>