snick
to cut, snip, or nick.
to strike sharply: He snicked the ball with his cue.
to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.).
to click.
a small cut; nick.
a click.
Cricket.
a glancing blow given to the ball.
the ball so hit.
Origin of snick
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How to use snick in a sentence
There's blamed liars round here snick'rin' in their whiskers, and sayin' that you've backed me down.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayNow look at the latest returns on the career of my old grammar school chum, snick Butters.
Odd Numbers | Sewell FordWhy, he would make two of snick, this Hermy would, and he has a pair of shoulders like a truck horse.
Odd Numbers | Sewell FordOne straight insertion, one snick of a tendon, and it was all over without a stain upon the white towel which lay beneath.
The Man from Archangel | A. Conan DoyleThen the eldest brother cut off the head; snick-snack, and carried it to the chief.
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British Dictionary definitions for snick
/ (snɪk) /
a small cut; notch
a knot in thread, etc
cricket
a glancing blow off the edge of the bat
the ball so hit
to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc)
cricket to hit (the ball) with a snick
Origin of snick
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