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sniggle
snig·gle
/
ˈsnɪg
əl
/
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snig
-
uh
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.
Origin:
1645–55;
snig
eel (
late Middle English
snigge
) +
-le
Related forms
snig·gler
/
ˈsnɪg
lər
/
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[
snig
-ler
]
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,
noun
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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