snig
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snig — snig·gers; snig·gler; snig; snig·gle; … English syllables
Snig — Snig, v. t. [See {Snick} a small cut.] To chop off; to cut. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snig — Snig, v. i. [See {Sneak}.] To sneak. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snig — Snig, Snigg Snigg, n. [Cf. {Sneak}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small eel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snig — /snɪg/ (say snig) verb (t) (snigged, snigging) 1. to drag (a long object) along the ground after first raising one end clear (used of logs, etc.): *I had to stay in and get chains round them all / for the bullock teams to snig them ashore for re… …
snig|gle — «SNIHG uhl», verb, gled, gling. –v.i. to fish for eels by dropping a baited hook into their lurking place. –v.t. to catch (eels) in this way. ╂[apparently related to snig (Cf. ↑snig)] … Useful english dictionary
snig´ger|er — snig|ger «SNIHG uhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = snicker. (Cf. ↑snicker) –snig´ger|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
snig|ger — «SNIHG uhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = snicker. (Cf. ↑snicker) –snig´ger|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
snig|ger|y — «SNIHG uhr ee», adjective. that sniggers; snickering: »Teachers everywhere seem to have kids as sniggery as those of Miss Barrett s (Time) … Useful english dictionary
snig track — /ˈsnɪg træk/ (say snig trak) noun a track along which timber is hauled out of a forest. Also, snig trail. {snig (def. 1) + track1} …
snig — 1) slang for a small eel 2) a small freshwater tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
