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单词 sniggle
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sniggle

[ snig-uhl ]
/ ˈsnɪg əl /
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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 sniggle

1645–55; snig eel (late Middle English snigge) + -le

OTHER WORDS FROM sniggle

snig·gler [snig-ler], /ˈsnɪg lər/, noun

Words nearby sniggle

snifter, snifting valve, snig, snigger, snigging chain, sniggle, sniglet, snip, snipe, snipefish, snipe fly
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British Dictionary definitions for sniggle

sniggle
/ (ˈsnɪɡəl) /

verb

(intr) to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities
(tr) to catch (eels) by sniggling

noun

the baited hook used for sniggling eels

Derived forms of sniggle

sniggler, noun

Word Origin for sniggle

C17: 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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