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sneaping, ppl. a.|ˈsniːpɪŋ|
[f. sneap v.]
Of the wind, etc.: Checking growth; nipping, biting. Also in fig. context.
1588Shakes. L.L.L. i. i. 100 Like an enuious sneaping Frost, That bites the first borne infants of the Spring. 1611― Wint. T. i. ii. 13 No sneaping Winds at home. 1882L. Campbell J. C. Maxwell 45 His activities were apt..to take odd shapes, as in a healthy plant under a sneaping wind. 1900Contemp. Rev. July 119 Sheltered..from the sneaping winds of ill-usage or mischance. |