snipey
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3ADJ.
favourite
VERB + SNIPEY
get, knew
SNIPEY + NOUN
corners
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adj
Full of or attractive to snipe.
The fowler wends his way at dusk to some favourite "snipey" spot, and beats the ground while he carries the net about three feet off the earth.
He knew the snipey corners for five miles round, and could move unerringly on the tuft or ditch where the wisp of birds would be found.
Resembling the bill of a snipe; long, thin, and pointed; beaky;
Curiously, some of the best fox-killers I have encountered lacked the bull terrier heads of the type bred by Breay, and some were decidedly mousy in appearance, with narrow, snipey jaws.
Lack of chin, too narrow, snipey muzzle
Having a tendency to snipe; given to nasty or cutting comments.
You don't have to be so snipey, you know.
I was a very mean, snipey, overbearing person who gets murdered at the end.
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3The fowler wends his way at dusk to some favourite "snipey" spot, and beats the ground while he carries the net about three feet off the earth.
WiktionaryHe knew the snipey corners for five miles round, and could move unerringly on the tuft or ditch where the wisp of birds would be found.
WiktionaryStarted early with the Doc for the island and soon get to the snipey place.
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