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Webster 1913 Edition
Snick
Snick
,Noun.
[Prov. E.
snick
a notch; cf. Icel. snikka
nick, cut.] 1.
A small cut or mark.
2.
(Cricket)
A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
3.
(Fiber)
A knot or irregularity in yarn.
Knight.
4.
(Furriery)
A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
Snick and snee
[cf. D.
, snee
, snede
, a cut]a combat with knives.
[Obs.]
Wiseman.
Snick
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snicked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snicking
.] 1.
To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
H. Kingsley.
2.
(Cricket)
To hit (a ball) lightly.
R. A. Proctor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Snick
SNICK
,Noun.
[Snee is a Dutch contraction of snyden, to cut.]
Definition 2024
snick
snick
English
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- To cut or snip
- 1966: I reached out and snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
- (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
- A small cut or mark.
- A knot or irregularity in yarn.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Imitative.
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- to make something click, to make a clicking noise
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- a sharp clicking sound
- 1893: Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)
Etymology 3
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- Alternative form of sneck