单词 | sniggle |
释义 | sniggle[ snig-uhl ] / ˈsnɪg əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sniggle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), snig·gled, snig·gling.to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places. verb (used with object), snig·gled, snig·gling.to catch by sniggling. Origin of sniggle1645–55; snig eel (late Middle English snigge) + -le OTHER WORDS FROM snigglesnig·gler [snig-ler], /ˈsnɪg lər/, nounWords nearby snigglesnifter, snifting valve, snig, snigger, snigging chain, sniggle, sniglet, snip, snipe, snipefish, snipe fly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for snigglesniggle / (ˈsnɪɡəl) / verb(intr) to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities (tr) to catch (eels) by sniggling nounthe baited hook used for sniggling eels Derived forms of snigglesniggler, nounWord Origin for sniggleC17: from C15 snig young eel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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