Snick

4 definitions found

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

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

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snick
       n 1: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {nick}]
       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}]