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Webster 1913 Edition
Snotter
Snot′ter
,Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Naut.)
A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Snotter
SNOT'TER
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
snotter
snotter
English
Noun
snotter (plural snotters)
- (nautical) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat.
Verb
snotter (third-person singular simple present snotters, present participle snottering, simple past and past participle snottered)
- To snivel; to cry or whine.
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