[syn: nick, snick]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka
nick, cut.]
1. A small cut or mark.
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2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often
unintentional.
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3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight.
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4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
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Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with
knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snick \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.
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2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snick \Snick\, n. & v. t.
See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck.
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Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.
--Beau. & Fl.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
snick
n 1: a small cut [syn: notch, nick, snick]
2: a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket
bat
v 1: hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
2: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his
cheek" [syn: nick, snick]