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snell1 definition

snell (snel)

adjective

  1. quick; active
  2. clever; smart; acute
  3. severe; extreme; harsh
  4. keen; sharp

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger schnell

snell2 definition

☆ snell (snel)

noun

a short length of gut, nylon, etc. used to attach a fishhook to a fish line

Etymology: U.S. dial. < ?

transitive verb

to attach (a fishhook) to a snell

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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