SNIGGLE

Etymology 1

Verb

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

To chortle or chuckle; snicker (often used in contempt).

Etymology 2

Verb

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

(intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens.

(transitive) To catch by this means.

(transitive, figurative) To ensnare.

Etymology 3

Verb

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

(obsolete) To steal something of little value

Anagrams

• eglings, gesling, gingles, leggins, niggles

Source: Wiktionary

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Snig"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniggling().] Etym: [See Snig a kind of eel.]

Definition: To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Walton.

Snig"gle, v. t.

Definition: To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare. Beau & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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