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snig·gle
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ˈsnɪg
əl
/
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l
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verb,
snig·gled,
snig·gling.
verb (used without object)
1.
to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.
verb (used with object)
2.
to catch by sniggling.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to bark; yelp.
chat, to converse
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Origin:
1645–55;
snig
eel (
late Middle English
snigge
) +
-le
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snig·gler
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lər
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sniggle
(ˈsnɪɡ
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities
2.
(
tr
) to catch (eels) by sniggling
—
n
3.
the baited hook used for sniggling eels
[C17: from C15
snig
young eel]
'sniggler
—
n
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