Sniggle, snig′l, v.i. to fish for eels by thrusting the bait into their hiding-places.—v.t. to catch by this means: to ensnare.—n. Snig (prov.), an eel.
Snip, snip, v.t. to cut off at once with scissors: to cut off the nib of: to cut off: to make signs with, as the fingers:—pr.p. snip′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. snipped.—n. a single cut with scissors: a clip or small shred: a share, snack: a tailor.—ns. Snip′per, one who snips, a tailor; Snip′per-snap′per, a little trifling fellow; Snip′pet, a little piece snipped off.—adj. Snip′pety, trivial, fragmentary.—n. Snip′ping, a clipping.—adj. Snip′py, fragmentary: stingy.—n.pl. Snips, a pair of strong hand-shears for sheet-metal.—n. Snip′-snap, tart dialogue with quick replies.—adj. (Shak.) quick, short. [Dut. snippen; Ger. schnippen; closely conn. with snap.]
Snipe, snīp, n. the name of a genus (Gallinago) and of a family (Scolopacidæ) of birds, order Grallæ, having a long straight flexible bill, frequenting marshy places all over Europe: a fool: a simpleton: (U.S.) a half-smoked cigar picked up on the street: a long bill or account. [Scand., Ice. snípa; Dut. snip, snep, Ger. schnepfe.]
Snipe, snīp, v.i. to pick off stealthily by a long rifle-shot, as from the surrounding hills into a camp, &c.—n. Snīp′ing, the foregoing practice.
Snirt, snirt, n. a smothered laugh.—v.i. Snirt′le, to snicker. [A variant of snortle.]
Snitcher, snich′ėr, n. (slang) an informer: a handcuff.
Snivel, sniv′l, v.i. to run at the nose: to cry, as a child:—pr.p. sniv′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. sniv′elled.—n. snot: cant, an affected tearful state.—n. Sniv′eller, one prone to snivelling: one who cries for slight causes.—adjs. Sniv′elling, snotty: weakly tearful; Sniv′elly, snotty, whining. [A.S. snofel, mucus from the nose; akin to sniff, snuff.]
Snob, snob, n. a vulgar person, esp. one who apes gentility, a tuft-hunter: a shoemaker: a workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, a rat, one who will not join a strike: a townsman, as opposed to a gownsman, in Cambridge slang.—n. Snob′bery, the quality of being snobbish.—adj. Snob′bish.—adv. Snob′bishly.—ns. Snob′bishness; Snob′bism.—adj. Snob′by.—ns. Snob′ling, a little snob; Snoboc′racy, snobs as a powerful class; Snobog′rapher; Snobog′raphy, the description of snobs and snobbery. [Prob. prov. snap, a boy, from Ice. snápr, a dolt; Sw. dial. snopp, a boy.]
Snod, snod, adj. (Scot.) neat, trim.—v.t. to trim, set in order (with up). [Conn. with A.S. snǽdan, to cut, prune.]
Snood, snōōd, n. the fillet which binds a maiden's hair: the hair-line, gut, &c. by which a fish-hook is fixed to the line.—adj. Snood′ed, having, or wearing, a snood. [A.S. snód; cf. Ice. snúa, Sw. sno, to twist.]