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snick1 definition

snick (snik)

noun

  1. a small cut or notch; nick
  2. Cricket a glancing blow

Etymology: prob. back-form. < snick or snee: see snickersnee

transitive verb

  1. to cut slightly; nick
  2. Cricket to hit (the ball) a glancing blow
snick2 definition

snick (snik)

noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb

click

Etymology: echoic

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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