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Webster 1913 Edition


Snick

Snick

,
Noun.
[Prov. E.
snick
a notch; cf. Icel.
snikka
nick, cut.]
1.
A small cut or mark.
2.
(Cricket)
A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
3.
(Fiber)
A knot or irregularity in yarn.
Knight.
4.
(Furriery)
A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
Snick and snee
[cf. D.
snee
,
snede
, a cut]
,
a combat with knives.
[Obs.]
Wiseman.

Snick

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snicked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snicking
.]
1.
To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
H. Kingsley.
2.
(Cricket)
To hit (a ball) lightly.
R. A. Proctor.

Snick

,
Noun.
&
Verb.
T.
See
Sneck
.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Snick up
,
shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under
Sneck
.

Give him money, George, and let him go
snick up
.
Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition


Snick

SNICK

,
Noun.
A small cut or mark; a latch. [Not in use.] Snick and snee, a combat with knives. [Not in use.]
[Snee is a Dutch contraction of snyden, to cut.]

Definition 2024


snick

snick

English

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

  1. To cut or snip
    • 1966: I reached out and snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
  2. (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection

Noun

snick (plural snicks)

  1. (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
  2. A small cut or mark.
  3. A knot or irregularity in yarn.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

  1. to make something click, to make a clicking noise

Noun

snick (plural snicks)

  1. a sharp clicking sound
    • 1893: Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)

Etymology 3

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

  1. Alternative form of sneck

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