Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka
nick, cut.]
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. --Knight.
4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with
knives. [Obs.]
--Wiseman.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |