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Snick

Snick Meaning & Definition
Snick Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Snick?

[n] a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
[n] a small cut
[v] cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
[v] hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat, in cricket

Synonyms | Synonyms for Snick: nick | nick | notch

Related Terms | Find terms related to Snick:

See Also | contact | cricket | cut | cut | cutting | hit

Snick In Webster's Dictionary

\Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.] 1. A small cut or mark. 2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. 3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight. 4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. {Snick and snee} [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
\Snick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snicking}.] 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. --H. Kingsley. 2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor.
\Snick\, n. & v. t. See {Sneck}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] {Snick up}, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under {Sneck}. Give him money, George, and let him go snick up. --Beau. & Fl.

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