2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] Shak. Half snipe, the dunlin; the
jacksnipe.
— Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
— Quail snipe. See under Quail.
— Robin snipe, the knot.
— Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
— Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
— Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] — Stone snipe, the
tattler.
— Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
— Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
— Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
SNIPEBILL
Snipe"bill`, n.
1. A plane for cutting deep grooves in moldings.
2. A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle. [Local, U.S.]
SNIPEFISH Snipe"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak.
SNIPPACK
Snip"pack, n. Etym: [Cf. Snipe.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
SNIPPER
Snip"per, n.
Defn: One who snips.
SNIPPER-SNAPER
Snip"per-snap`er, n.