Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Snĭff, v. i. p. 1250To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff. Swift.Snĭff, v. t. p. 1250To draw in with the breath through the nose. 2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff; to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.Snĭff, n. p. 1250Perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.Snĭf'fle, v. i. p. 1250To snuffle, as one does with a cold or catarrh. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Snĭft, v. i. p. 1250To snort. [Obs.] “Resentment expressed by snifting.” Johnson. 2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell. It now appears that they were still snifting and hankering after their old quarters. Landor.Snĭft, n. p. 1250A moment. Halliwell. 2. Slight snow; sleet. Halliwell.Snĭft'ing-vălve, n. p. 1250A small valve opening into the atmosphere from the cylinder or condenser of a steam-engine, to allow the escape of air during the downward stroke of the piston; — so called from the noise made by its…Snĭg, v. t. p. 1250To chop off; to cut. [Prov. Eng.]Snĭg, v. i. p. 1250To sneak. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Snĭg or Snĭgg, n. p. 1250(Ichth.) A kind of eel; Anguilla mediorostris. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A kind of sailing vessel. Simmonds.Snĭg'ger, v. i. p. 1250To laugh in a half-suppressed, broken manner; to snicker. [Written also snicker.]Snĭg'ger, n. p. 1250A half-suppressed, broken laugh; a snicker. “The confiding snigger of the foolish young butcher.” Dickens.Snĭg'gle, v. i. p. 1250To fish for eels by thrusting the bait into their holes. [Prov. Eng.] Walton. 2. To snicker; as, a sniggling response. W. Scott.Snĭg'gle, v. t. p. 1250To snare; to catch. Beau. & Fl.Snĭp, v. t. p. 1250To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to cut off; to nip. Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my parents from those vicious excrescences to which…Snĭp, n. p. 1250A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip. Shak. 2. A small shred; a bit cut off. Wiseman. 3. A share; equal portion; snack. [Low.] 4. A tailor. [Cant.] Nares.Snīpe, n. p. 1250(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…Snīpe'-bĭll, n. p. 1250A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle. [Local U. S.]Snīpe'-fĭsh, n. p. 1250(Ichth.) The bellows-fish. See BELLOWS-FISH.Snĭp'per, n. p. 1250One who snips or clips.Snĭp'per-snăp'per, n. p. 1250A small insignificant fellow. [Colloq.]Snĭp'pet, n. p. 1250A small part or share. [Obs.]Snĭp'-snăp, n. p. 1250A tart dialogue with quick replies. [Rare.] Pope.Snĭp'-snăp, a. p. 1250Quick; short. Shak.Snīte, n. p. 1250A snipe. [Obs.] Carew.Snīte, v. t. p. 1250To blow, as the nose. [Obs.] To snite the candle, to snuff it. [Scot.]Snīthe or Snĭth'y, a. p. 1250Sharp; piercing; cutting; — applied to the wind.Snĭv'el, n. p. 1250Mucus from the nose; snot.Snĭv'el, v. i. p. 1250To run at the nose. 2. To cry or whine as children. A true soldier would put a stop to thy sniveling ditty. W. Scott.Snĭv'el-er, n. p. 1251One who cries with sniveling. 2. One who weeps for slight causes, or manifests weakness by weeping.Snĭv'el-y, a. p. 1251Running at the nose; pitiful; whining.Snōb, n. p. 1251An affected and pretentious person, especially a vulgar person, who apes gentility, or affects the intimacy of noble or distinguished persons. A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to…Snōb'ber-y, n. p. 1251The quality of being snobbish.Snōb'bish, a. p. 1251Belonging to, or resembling, a snob.Snōb'bish-ly, adv. p. 1251In a snobbish manner.Snōb'bish-ness, n. p. 1251The quality of being snobbish; the character or habits of a snob.Snŏb'bĭshness, n. p. 1251The character or manners of a snob; snobbishness.Snob-ŏc'ra-cy, n. p. 1251The body of snobs collectively. [Low.] C. Kingsley.Snŏd, n. p. 1251A fillet. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Snŏd, a. p. 1251Trimmed; smooth; sly, cunning; demure. [Prov. Eng.]Snōod, n. p. 1251The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman. [Scot.] 2. A short hair line by which a hook is attached to the line; a snell. [Scot.] Jamieson.Snōōd, v. t. p. 1251To bind up, as the hair, with a snood. [Scot.] W. Scott.Snōōd'ed, a. p. 1251Wearing or having a snood. And the snooded daughter Smiled on him. Whittier.Snōok, v. i. p. 1251To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Obs.] Scott.Snōōk, n. p. 1251(Ichth.) A sea-fish; the sea-pike; sea-needle. Simmonds.Snōōze, n. p. 1251A short sleep; a nap; slumber. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]Snōoze, v. i. p. 1251To sleep; to doze; to drowse; as, he snoozed a while. [Colloq.]Snōre, v. i. p. 1251To breathe with a rough, hoarse voice in sleep.Snōre, n. p. 1251A breathing with a harsh noise in sleep.Snö'er, n. p. 1251One who snores.Snôrt, v. i. p. 1251To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as high-spirited horses in prancing and play. 2. To snore. [Rare.] 3. To laugh out loudly; to give a horse-laugh. [Prov. Eng.…Snōrt, v. t. p. 1251To turn up in anger, scorn, or derision, as the nose. [Obs.] Chaucer.Snôrt'er, n. p. 1251One who snorts; a snorer.Snŏt, n. p. 1251Mucus secreted in, or discharged from, the nose.Snöt, v. t. p. 1251To free from snot; to blow or clear, as the nose. [Low.]Snöt'ter, v. i. p. 1251To snivel; to cry or whine. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Snŏt'ter, n. p. 1251(Naut.) A rope going over a yard-arm, used to bend a tripping-line to, in sending down top-gallant and royal yards, in vessels of war. Dana.Snöt'ter-y, n. p. 1251Filth; abomination. [Obs.] “To purge the snottery of our slimy time.” Marston.Snŏt'ti-ly, adv. p. 1251In a snotty manner.Snöt'ti-ness, n. p. 1251The state of being snotty.