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Pronunciation : Snick
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.]
Definition : 1. A small cut or mark.

2. (Cricket)

Defn: A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.

3. (Fiber)

Defn: A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight.

4. (Furriery)

Defn: A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Snick and snee Etym: [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snick
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley.

2. (Cricket)

Defn: To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor.

t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snick
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.

& v. t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913