Snōok1, v. i.
v. i. [Prov. Eng. snook, to search out, to follow by the scent; Sw. snoka, to lurk, L. Ger. snöggen, snaucher, snökern, to snuffle, to smell about, to search for.] To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Obs.] Scott.
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v. i. [Prov. Eng. snook, to search out, to follow by the scent; Sw. snoka, to lurk, L. Ger. snöggen, snaucher, snökern, to snuffle, to smell about, to search for.] To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Obs.] Scott.
n. (Ichth.) A sea-fish; the sea-pike; sea-needle. Simmonds.