snicks
plural of snick
• scinks
Source: Wiktionary
Snick, n. Etym: [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.]
1. A small cut or mark.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
3. (Fiber)
Definition: A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight.
4. (Furriery)
Definition: A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Snick and snee Etym: [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Snick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.]
1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor.
Snick, n. & v. t.
Definition: See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck. Give him money, George, and let him go snick up. Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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