ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sny

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /snaɪ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Sny is a verb meaning (now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something.

Meaning

(now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something.

More Meanings

  1. (shipbuilding) Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
  2. (obsolete, rare, intransitive) To move, proceed.
  3. (archaic) A small channel of water.

Example Sentences

“And did you kill it?” “I did, for they’re a nuisance. The place is fair snied wi’ ‛em.”
The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snye, snie, snee, snithe, snive, fare.

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