The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Snotter \Snot"ter\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)
   A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to,
   in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war;
   also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a
   small boat.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Snotter \Snot"ter\, v. i. [From Snot.]
   To snivel; to cry or whine. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.
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