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3. Applied to the product of genius.
_Id._
~Snackly~, _adv._
1. Cleverly, S.
2. With intelligence, S.
_Ramsay._
~Snackie~, _adj._ Full of tricks and quirks.
_Pop. Ball._
SNACK, _s._ A slight repast, S.
V. ~Snak~.
_Ramsay._
_To_ SNACK, _v. n._ To snap as a dog.
_Gl. Sibb._
_To_ SNAG, _v. n._ To snarl, Fife.
Teut. _snack-en_, latrare, gannire; Isl. _snagg-a_, litigare.
~Snaggy~, _adj._ Sarcastical, Fife.
_A. Doug._
~Snaggin~, _s._ Raillery.
_A. Douglas._
_To_ ~Snagger~, _v. n._ To snarl.
_Ruddiman._
SNAK, _s._ The gnas.h.i.+ng of a dog's teeth, when he aims at his prey, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _snack-en_, hianti ore captare.
_To_ SNAP _up, v.a._
1. To eat hastily, S.
2. To lay hold of suddenly, S.
_Baillie._
Su. G. _snapp-a_, to catch hastily.
_To_ SNAP, _v. n._ To make a hasty attempt to speak.
_A. Nicol._
Belg. _snapp-en_, to tattle impudently.
~Snapsy~, _adj._ Tart, S. B.
_A. Nicol._
~Snappert~, _adj._ Tart, hasty, S. B.
Isl. _snaefur_, tart, Teut. _snapper_, loquacious.
SNAP. _In a snap_, in a moment, S. B.
Belg. _met een snap_, id.
_Ross._
~Snaply~, _adv._ hastily, S. B.
_Ross._
Teut. _snap_, raptus.
SNAP d.y.k.e, a stone fence, from four to six feet in height, strong and firmly locked together at the top, S. O.
Teut. _snap_, interceptio.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ SNAPPER, _v. n._
