Webster's Dictionary 1913

6535

Snarler

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

6536

Snarler (2)

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

6537

Snarling

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, ...

6538

Snary

Snar″y (?), a. [From Snare.] Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious.Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread. Dryden.

6539

Snast

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

6540

Snatch

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...

6541

Snatch (2)

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

6542

Snatch (3)

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....

6543

Snatch block

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

6544

Snatcher

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

6545

Snatchingly

Snatch″ing‐ly, adv. By snatching; abruptly.

6546

Snath

Snath (snăth), n. [Cf. AS. snīðan to cut, to mow, snǣd a bite, bit, snip.] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [Variously written in England snead, sneed, sneath, sneeth, snathe, e...

6547

Snathe

Snathe (snāt͡h), v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneiða to cut into alices, snīða to cut; akin to AS. besnǣdan, snīðan, G. schneiden, OHG. snīdan, Goth. sneiþan to cut, to reap, and E. snath, ...

6548

Snattock

Snat″tock (snăt″tŭk), n. [See Snathe.] A chip; a slice. Gayton.

6549

Snaw

Snaw (sna̤), n. Snow. Burns.

6550

Snead

Snead (snēd), n. [See Snath.] 1. A snath.2. A line or cord; a string.

6551

Sneak

Sneak (snēk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sneaked (snēkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS. snīcan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snīkja to hanker after.] 1. To cr...

6552

Sneak (2)

Sneak, v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. “ sneaks its head.” Wake.

6553

Sneak (3)

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. R. A. ...

6554

Sneak current

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.

6555

Sneak-cup

Sneak″–cup′ (?), n. One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. Shak.

6556

Sneaker

Sneak″er (?), n. 1. One who sneaks. Lamb.2. A vessel of drink.A sneaker of five gallons. Spectator.

6557

Sneaker (2)

Sneak″er (?), n. 1. [pl.] Shoes with rubber or other soft soles which give no warning of one's approaching, esp. such shoes as are worn in games, as tennis.2. A punch bowl. Spec...

6558

Sneakiness

Sneak″i‐ness (?), n. The quality of being sneaky.

6559

Sneaking

Sneak″ing, a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. — Sneak″ing‐ly, adv. — Sneak″ing‐ness, n.

6560

Sneaksby

Sneaks″by (?), n. A paltry fellow; a sneak. “Such a bashful sneaksby.” Barrow.

6561

Sneaky

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