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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.