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Webster 1913 Edition
Snook
Snook
(snoōk)
, Verb.
I.
[Prov. E.
snook
to search out, to follow by the scent; cf. Sw. snoka
to lurk, LG. snöggen
, snuckern
, snökern
, to snuffle, to smell about, to search for.] To lurk; to lie in ambush.
[Obs.]
Snook
,Noun.
[D.
snoek
.] (Zool.)
(a)
A large perchlike marine food fish (
Centropomus undecimalis
) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; – called also ravallia
, and robalo
. (b)
The cobia.
(c)
The garfish.
Webster 1828 Edition
Snook
SNOOK
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
snook
snook
English
Alternative forms
Noun
snook (plural snooks)
- A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially
- Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook.
- Any of various other fishes. See
snook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
Verb
snook (third-person singular simple present snooks, present participle snooking, simple past and past participle snooked)
- To fish for snook.
Derived terms
- bay snook
- common snook
Etymology 2
From the 19th century. Unknown origin, possibly related to snoot or snout.
Noun
snook (plural snooks)
- (Britain, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
Usually only one hand is used.
Derived terms
- cock a snook
- cocking of a snook
- snook-cocker
- snook-cocking
Verb
snook (third-person singular simple present snooks, present participle snooking, simple past and past participle snooked)
- (obsolete) To sniff out.
- (obsolete) To lurk; to lie in ambush.
References
- "Snook" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.