Snell

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snell \Snell\, n.
     A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is
     attached to a longer line.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Snell \Snell\, a. [AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG.
     snel, Icel. snjallr valiant.]
     Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. &
     Scot.]
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           That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. --Dr.
                                                    J. Brown.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Snell, VA
    Zip code(s): 22553