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Webster 1913 Edition
Sneap
Sneap
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. Icel.
sneypa
to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip
, and snub
.] 1.
To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
2.
To nip; to blast; to blight.
[Obs.]
Biron is like an envious,
sneaping
frost. Shakespeare
Sneap
,Noun.
A reprimand; a rebuke.
[Obs.]
My lord, I will not undergo this
sneap
without reply. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Sneap
SNEAP
, v.t.1.
To check; to reprove abruptly; to reprimand.2.
To nip.