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sneeg, snig,
snig [NN.b. snɪg, snig]
n. A sharp jerk, a sudden pull.
n. A sharp jerk, a sudden pull.
ebb-snippock, miresnipe, mire-snipe, peerie-snippo, peerie-snippock, shore_snipe, sneep, sneepa, snib, snip, snipe, snippack, snippart, snippek, snippen, snipper, snippered, snipperet, snipperit, snippert, snippert, snippet, snippick, snippie, snippie, snippik, snippin, snippit, snippit, snippo, snippock, snippy, snippy, snipr, snipret, snipret, snipret, snirp, snirp, snirpet,
snip [snɪp]
n. A small amount. An insignificant person.
dim. snippie A sharp-tongued person. A scold. A kettle.
v. To cut, clip, curtail, pinch. To snub, to scold.
pt. pp. snippit adj. Short, snub. snippen I.Sh. Surly, abrupt, snappish, testy.
n. A small amount. An insignificant person.
dim. snippie A sharp-tongued person. A scold. A kettle.
v. To cut, clip, curtail, pinch. To snub, to scold.
pt. pp. snippit adj. Short, snub. snippen I.Sh. Surly, abrupt, snappish, testy.
snippy adj. Quick in speech, parsimonious, tart.
snipper
v. I. To pucker, to curl. To wrinkle. To shrivel the face.
v. I. To pucker, to curl. To wrinkle. To shrivel the face.
Compounds and phrases etc.
snippart: Niggardly, giving short measure. A very small piece of anything. A crumb. A small crotchetty person.
snipe [snəip]
n. The snipe Gallinago gallinago.
n. The snipe Gallinago gallinago.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ebb-snippock: I.Sh. The turnstone Arenaria interpres.
mire-snipe, snippock: The common snipe Capella gallinago, also I.Ork. snippo.
muckle snippock: I.Sh. The woodcock Scolopax rusticola
peerie-snippock: I. The dunlin Calidris alpina also I.Ork. peerie-snippo.
shore snipe: SN. The common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos.
simmer snipe: The common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos.
mire-snipe, snippock: The common snipe Capella gallinago, also I.Ork. snippo.
muckle snippock: I.Sh. The woodcock Scolopax rusticola
peerie-snippock: I. The dunlin Calidris alpina also I.Ork. peerie-snippo.
shore snipe: SN. The common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos.
simmer snipe: The common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos.
snipe, snipit, snype, snypit,
snipe [snəip]
n. A smart blow. A setback. A loss by being cheated. A disappointment, let-down. A fraud, cheat. A rebuff, a gibe, a sarcasm.
v. To strike smartly. To cheat, to defraud, to bring loss upon. To reprimand, to snub.
pt. pp. snipit adj. Cheated by fortune.
n. A smart blow. A setback. A loss by being cheated. A disappointment, let-down. A fraud, cheat. A rebuff, a gibe, a sarcasm.
v. To strike smartly. To cheat, to defraud, to bring loss upon. To reprimand, to snub.
pt. pp. snipit adj. Cheated by fortune.
snirk, snirkam, snirket, snirkim, snirkit, snirkle, snirkum, snork, snurk, snurkle, snyirkim,
snirk [ˈsnɪrk, ˈsnʌrk]
also S. snork.
n. S. A snort, sniffle, a snigger
v. S. To snort, to wrinkle the nose, to snigger.
pt. pp. snirkit adj. Pinched, wizened. Of a face: puckered.
also S. snork.
n. S. A snort, sniffle, a snigger
v. S. To snort, to wrinkle the nose, to snigger.
pt. pp. snirkit adj. Pinched, wizened. Of a face: puckered.
snirkle [ˈsnɪrk(əl), ˈsnʌrk(əl)]
v. S. To tangle, run into knots.
v. S. To tangle, run into knots.
Compounds and phrases etc.
snirkum [ˈsnɪrkəm]: I.Sh. Strong drink which makes the face screw up.
snirl, snirled, snirlie, snirlit, snirlt, snirly,
snirl [ˈsnɪr(ə)le]
n. A snigger, a snarl. A gusty, biting wind.
dim. snirlie [ˈsnɪr(ə)le]
v. To snigger, to laugh in a suppressed manner. To sneeze, to sniff, to snort, esp. Contemptuously. Of the wind: to blow in gusts, snarl.
pt. pp. snirlt, snirled
n. A snigger, a snarl. A gusty, biting wind.
dim. snirlie [ˈsnɪr(ə)le]
v. To snigger, to laugh in a suppressed manner. To sneeze, to sniff, to snort, esp. Contemptuously. Of the wind: to blow in gusts, snarl.
pt. pp. snirlt, snirled
Compounds and phrases etc.
ill-snirlt: Bad-tempered, peevish.
snirl in the nose: A contemptuous wrinkling of the nose.
snirl in the nose: A contemptuous wrinkling of the nose.
snirt, snirtle,
snirt [snɪrt]
also snirtle
n. A snigger, a suppressed laugh. A snort.
v. To snigge. To make a noise through the nose when attempting to stifle laughter. To sneer. To snort, to breathe sharply and jerkily through the nose. To eject through the nose, to sneeze out.
also snirtle
n. A snigger, a suppressed laugh. A snort.
v. To snigge. To make a noise through the nose when attempting to stifle laughter. To sneer. To snort, to breathe sharply and jerkily through the nose. To eject through the nose, to sneeze out.
snitchers,
snitchers [ˈsnɪtʃərz]
n. Handcuffs.
n. Handcuffs.
snait, snäit, snate, snayt, sneet, sneet-cloot, sneetin, snite, snite-cloot, snitin, snitten, snoit, snoitin, snyte, snytin,
snite [snəit, MN. I. snit, snɔit]
n. A blowing or wiping of the nose.
v. To blow ones nose. To ake someone down a peg, taunt someone.
pt. snate
pp. snitten
n. A blowing or wiping of the nose.
v. To blow ones nose. To ake someone down a peg, taunt someone.
pt. snate
pp. snitten
Compounds and phrases etc.
snite-cloot: A handkerchief.
snitin [-ɪn]: Blowing the nose with fingers and thumb.
snitin [-ɪn]: Blowing the nose with fingers and thumb.
snitter, snitteret, snittert,
snitter [I.Sh. ˈsniɪtər]
n. A scowl, a peevish bad-tempered mood. A biting, nipping blast of cold wind.
n. A scowl, a peevish bad-tempered mood. A biting, nipping blast of cold wind.
snittert
adj. Easily offended.
adj. Easily offended.