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SNIB
Etymology
Noun
snib (plural snibs)
(Scotland, Australia) A latch or fastening for a door, window etc.
(obsolete) A reprimand; a snub.
Verb
snib (third-person singular simple present snibs, present participle snibbing, simple past and past participle snibbed)
(Scotland, Australia) To latch (a door, window etc.).
Anagrams
• ISBN, NiSb, bins, nibs
Source: Wiktionary
Snib, v. t. Etym: [OE. snibben; cf. Dan. snibbe, and E. snub, v. t.]
Definition: To check; to sneap; to sneb. [Obs.] Him would he snib sharply for the nones. Chaucer.
Snib, n.
Definition: A reprimand; a snub. [Obs.] Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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