2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon. Swift.
SNAPE
Snape, v. t. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.
SNAPHANCE Snap"hance`, n. Etym: [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See Snap, and Hen.]
1. A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached. [Obs.]
2. A trifling or second-rate thing or person. [Obs.]
SNAPHEAD
Snap"head`, n.
Defn: A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt; also, a swaging tool with a cavity in its face for forming such a rounded head.
SNAPPER
Snap"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.