sniggling

Variant of sniggle

sniggle definition

snig·gle (snig′əl)

intransitive verb sniggled -·gled, sniggling -·gling

to fish for eels by putting a baited hook into their hiding holes

Etymology: < dial. snig, eel < ME snygge, young eel, prob. akin to snegge, snail, akin to Ger schnecke: for IE base see snail

transitive verb

to catch (eels) by this method

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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