snook
snook¹
Definition
snook (sno̵ok)
noun pl. snook or snooks
any of a family (Centropomidae) of percoid fishes of warm seas; esp., a large game and food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) of the tropical Atlantic
Etymology: Du snoek, pike < MDu snoec, akin to ON snokr, small shark & OE snacc, small vessel
snook²
Definition
snook (sno̵ok)
noun
Chiefly Brit. the gesture of thumbing one's nose in defiance or derision: chiefly in cock a snook at to indicate contempt for by this gesture
Etymology: < ?
snook
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- catch: The next morning, after another dawn start on Zaza, I caught a snook at long last.
- call: Meat was scarce, so we had whale meat and something called snook.
Preposition: at
- authority: That's exactly what we were I think trying to do I love cocking a snook at authority.
