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Snick   Listen
noun
Snick  n.  
1.
A small cut or mark.
2.
(Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
3.
(Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn.
4.
(Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
Snick and snee, a combat with knives. (Obs.)






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"Snick" Quotes from Famous Books



... down in front of the striped chest, and passed the blade of the tool under the lid. With a sharp snick the lock flew back. "Stand by!" yelled the mate, and with a heave he threw open the massive top of the box. As it swung up we all three sprang back, I with my pistol levelled, and the carpenter with the hammer above his head. Then, as nothing happened, we each took ...
— The Green Flag • Arthur Conan Doyle

... hats; his eyes were on the pitch. Another round of cheers proclaimed that "20" had gone up. Both boys are batting steadily; no more boundary hits; a snick here, a snack there—and then—merciful Heavens!—Caesar has cut a curling ball ...
— The Hill - A Romance of Friendship • Horace Annesley Vachell



Words linked to "Snick" :   hit, cutting, notch, contact, cricket, nick



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