Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Snod (2)

Snod, a. [Scot. snod to prune, put in order.] Trimmed; smooth; neat; trim; sly; cunning; demure.

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Snoff

Snoff (snŏf; 115), n. [Cf. Snuff.] (Mining) A short candle end used for igniting a fuse. Raymond.

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Snood

Snood (?), n. [AS. snōd. Cf. Snare.] 1. The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character.And seldom was a snood amidSuch wil...

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Snood (2)

Snood, v. t. To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood.

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Snooded

Snood″ed, a. Wearing or having a snood. “The snooded daughter.” Whittier.

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Snook

Snook (sno͞ok), v. i. [Prov. E. snook to search out, to follow by the scent; cf. Sw. snoka to lurk, LG. snöggen, snuckern, snökern, to snuffle, to smell about, to search for.] T...

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Snook (2)

Snook, n. [D. snoek.] (Zoöl.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; — called also r...

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Snooze

Snooze (sno͞oz), n. [Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan. & Sw. snus snuff.] A short sleep; a nap.

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Snooze (2)

Snooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Snoozed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Snoozing.] To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.

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Snore

Snore (snōr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Snored (snōrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Snoring.] [OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnar...

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Snore (2)

Snore, n. A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.

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Snorer

Snor″er (?), n. One who snores.

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Snoring

Snor″ing, n.(Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving r...

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Snort

Snort (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Snorting.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. SeeSnore.] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noi...

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Snort (2)

Snort, n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.

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Snort (3)

Snort, v. t. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. Keats.

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Snorter

Snort″er (?), n. 1. One who snorts.2. (Zoöl.) The wheather; — so called from its cry.

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Snot

Snot (?), n. [AS. snot; akin to D. snot, LG. snotte, Dan. snot, and to E. snout. SeeSnout.] 1. Mucus secreted in, or discharged from, the nose.2. A mean, insignificant fellow.

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Snot (2)

Snot, v. t. To blow, wipe, or clear, as the nose.

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Snotter

Snot″ter (?), v. i. [From Snot.] To snivel; to cry or whine. Grose.

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Snotter (2)

Snot″ter, n.(Naut.) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting t...

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Snottery

Snot″ter‐y (?), n. Filth; abomination.To purge the snottery of our slimy time. Marston.

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Snotty

Snot″ty (?), a. Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.— Snot″ti‐ly (#), adv. — Snot″ti‐ness, n.

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Snout

Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn�ta to blow the nose; probably...

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Snout (2)

Snout, v. t. To furnish with a nozzle or point.

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Snouty

Snout″y (?), a. Resembling a beast's snout.The nose was ugly, long, and big,Broad and snouty like a pig. Otway.

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Snow

Snow (?), n. [LG. snaue, or D. snaauw, from LG. snau a snout, a beak.] (Naut.) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the ...