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Snick Definition And Meaning |
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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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