Webster's Dictionary 1913

6616

Snipe

Snipe (?), n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snīpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, ...

6617

Snipe (2)

Snipe (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sniped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sniping (?).] 1. To shoot or hunt snipe.2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in...

6618

Snipe (3)

Snipe (?), v. t. 1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

6619

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.

6620

Snipefish

Snipe″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak.

6621

Snippack

Snip″pack (?), n. [Cf. Snipe.] (Zoöl.) The common snipe.

6622

Snipper

Snip″per (?), n. One who snips.

6623

Snipper-snaper

Snip″per–snap′er (?), n. A small, insignificant fellow.

6624

Snippet

Snip″pet (?), n. A small part or piece.To be cut into snippets and shreds. F. Harrison.

6625

Snippety

Snip″pet‐y (?), a. Ridiculously small; petty. “Snippety facts.” London Spectator.

6626

Snipy

Snip″y (snīp″y̆), a. Like a snipe.

6627

Snite

Snite (snīt), n. A snipe. Carew.

6628

Snite (2)

Snite, v. t. [Icel. snīfa. See Snout.] To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle.

6629

Snithe

{ Snithe (?), Snith″y (?) }, a. [AS. snīðan to cut. See Snathe.] Sharp; piercing; cutting; — applied to the wind.

6630

Snivel

Sniv″el (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sniveled (?) or Snivelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Sniveling or Snivelling.] [OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See Sniff, and cf. Snuffl...

6631

Snivel (2)

Sniv″el, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. Snivel, v. i.] Mucus from the nose; snot.

6632

Sniveler

Sniv″el‐er (?), n. [Written also sniveller.] One who snivels, esp. one who snivels habitually.

6633

Snively

Sniv″el‐y (?), a. Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.

6634

Snob

Snob (?), n. [Icel. snāpr a dolt, impostor, charlatan. Cf. Snub.] 1. A vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable, than he really is; a vulgar upstart; ...

6635

Snobbery

Snob″ber‐y (?), n. The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness.

6636

Snobbish

Snob″bish (?), a. Of or pertaining to a snob; characteristic of, or befitting, a snob; vulgarly pretentious. — Snob″bish‐ly, adv.

6637

Snobbishness

Snob″bish‐ness, n. Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.

6638

Snobbism

Snob″bism (?), n. Snobbery.

6639

Snobby

Snob″by (snŏb″by̆), a. Snobbish. E. B. Ramsay.

6640

Snobling

Snob″ling, n. A little snob. Thackeray.

6641

Snobocracy

Snob‐oc″ra‐cy (snŏb‐ŏk″rȧ‐sy̆), n. [Snob + -cracy, as in aristocracy, mobocracy.] Snobs, collectively. C. Kingsley.

6642

Snod

Snod (snŏd), n. [See Snood.] A fillet; a headband; a snood.