snell
1 of 2adjective
ˈsnel 
1
chiefly Scotland : quick, acute
2
chiefly Scotland : keen, piercing
a snell wind smote us 
Scotsman
Scotsman3
chiefly Scotland : grievous, severe
snell
2 of 2noun
: a short line (as of gut) by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German snel bold, agile
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1846, in the meaning defined above
- luteinises
- luteinising
- luteinization
- luteinizations
- luteinize
- luteinized
- luteinizes
- luteinizing
- luteinizing hormone
- luteinizing hormone-releasing factor
- luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
- luteins
- lutenist
- lutenists
- luteo-
- luteofulvous
- luteofuscous
- luteolins
- luteolous
- luteorufescent
- luteotrophic
- luteotrophic hormone
- nail-biter
- nail-biters
- nail-biting