snet

verb, noun — 2 senses

snet

verb

/ˈsnɛt/

Etymology From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną. Compare snot.

1

Obsolete To clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose).

snetting his nose1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

snet

noun

Etymology Compare German Schnitt (“that which is cut”), from schneiden (“to cut”). Compare English snath.

1

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete The fat of a deer.

deer's, goat's, or lamb's snet1825, Samuel Adams and Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant:

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