sneb

verb, noun — 2 senses

sneb

verb

/snɛb/

Etymology Variant of snib.

1

Dialectal, Obsolete To check; to reprimand.

16th c, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, Book II, 1725, The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt., in Prose and Verse, Volume 1, 14th Edition, page 410, Thou heard'ſt even now a young man ſneb me ſore, / Because I read him, as I would my ſon.

Synonyms: sneap, snib, snub

sneb

noun

Etymology Variant of snib.

1

Dialectal, Obsolete A snub or reprimand.

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