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Webster 1913 Edition

Snicker

Snick′er

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snickered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snickering
.]
[Cf. D.
snikken
to sob, to sigh.]
[Written also
snigger
.]
1.
To laugh slyly; to laugh in one’s sleeve.
2.
To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Snick′er

,
Noun.
A half suppressed, broken laugh.
[Written also
snigger
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Snicker

SNICK'ER

, SNIG'GER,
Verb.
I.
[This can have no connection with sneer. the elements and the sense are different.] To laugh slily; or to laugh in one's sleeve. [It is a word in common use in New WNgland, not easily defined. It signifies to laugh with small audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.]

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