SNIG

Etymology

From British dialect.

Verb

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.

Noun

snig (plural snigs)

(UK, dialect) A small eel.

Anagrams

• IGNs, Ings, NGIs, Sing, Sing., gins, ings, nigs, sign, sing, sing.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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