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Traditional English :: snick
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snick.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 cut a small notch in. 2 make a small incision in. 3 Cricket deflect (the ball) slightly with the bat. --n. 1 a small notch or cut. 2 Cricket a slight deflection of the ball by the bat. [18th c.: prob. f. snick-a-snee fight with knives] |
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Traditional English :: snicker
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snick.html - v. & n. --v.intr. 1 = SNIGGER v. 2 whinny, neigh. --n. 1 = SNIGGER n. 2 a whinny, a neigh. snickeringly adv. [imit.] |
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Traditional English :: snick
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snick.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 cut a small notch in. 2 make a small incision in. 3 Cricket deflect (the ball) slightly with the bat. --n. 1 a small notch or cut. 2 Cricket a slight deflection of the ball by the bat. [18th c.: prob. f. snick-a-snee fight with knives] |
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Traditional English :: snicker
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snick.html - v. & n. --v.intr. 1 = SNIGGER v. 2 whinny, neigh. --n. 1 = SNIGGER n. 2 a whinny, a neigh. snickeringly adv. [imit.] |
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English Idioms :: sniff out
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snick.html - {v.} To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. * /John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library./ * /Jane smelled out the boys' secret hiding place in the woods./ |
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English Idioms :: sniff out
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snick.html - {v.} To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. * /John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library./ * /Jane smelled out the boys' secret hiding place in the woods./ |
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