snick - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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a small cutSynonyms: notch nickType of cut, cutting
a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket batType of contact, physical contactPart of cricket

hit a glancing blow with the edge of the batMore general hit
cut slightly, with a razor“The barber's knife nicked his cheek”Synonyms: nickMore general cut

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Snick noun

Origin: 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, Edward Henry

4. Furriery A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.

Snick and snee , a combat with knives. obsolete Richard Wiseman

Snick transitive verb [past tense & past participle Snicked; present participle & verbal noun Snicking.]

1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. Henry Kingsley

2. Cricket To hit (a ball) lightly. Richard A. Proctor

Snick n. & v. t.

See Sneck. dialect (England) & Scottish

Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck.

Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.— Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54