snig

verb, noun — 4 senses

snig

verb

/snɪɡ/

1

Business, Forestry Australia, New Zealand To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.

2

UK, Dialectal To sneak.

3

UK, Dialectal To chop off; to cut.

Derived terms: sniggle

snig

noun

Etymology Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *snigilaz or *snagilaz, whence snail.

1

UK, Dialectal A small eel

Derived terms: sniggle

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