snick and snee

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.]

1.A small cut or mark. [1913 Webster]

2.(Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. [1913 Webster]

3.(Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

4.(Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. [1913 Webster]

Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

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