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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Snīpe, n.

noun

n. [L. Ger. sneppe, snippe, D. snip, Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa, N. H. Ger. schnepfe, from L. Ger. snebbe, snibbe, H. Ger. schnebbe, schnibbe, schneppe, bill, beak; — so named from its long bill. Cf. SNITE.]

  1. (Ornith.) A bird of the genus Scolopax, that frequents the banks of rivers and the borders of fens, distinguished by its long, straight, slender bill, and highly prized for food. The American snipe is S. Wilsonii.
  2. A fool; a blockhead. [Rare.] Shak.
An engraved common snipe stands in shallow water.
Common Snipe (*Scolopax gallinago).