From British dialect.
snig (third-person singular simple present snigs, present participle snigging, simple past and past participle snigged)
(Australia, New Zealand, forestry) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
(UK, dialect) To sneak.
(UK, dialect) To chop off; to cut.
snig (plural snigs)
(UK, dialect) A small eel.
• IGNs, Ings, NGIs, Sing, Sing., gins, ings, nigs, sign, sing, sing.
Source: Wiktionary
Snig, v. t. Etym: [See Snick a small cut.]
Definition: To chop off; to cut. [Prov. Eng.]
Snig, v. i. Etym: [See Sneak.]
Definition: To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
Snig, Snigg, n. Etym: [Cf. Sneak.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small eel. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
