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In some senses, sny is marked as obsolete, archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
sny
/snaɪ/
noun 4verb 2
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1SNY + NOUN
snie
Definitions
verb
1
To move, proceed.
verb
1
Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something
“And did you kill it?” “I did, for they’re a nuisance. The place is fair snied wi’ ‛em.”
noun
1
Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
2
Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
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“And did you kill it?” “I did, for they’re a nuisance. The place is fair snied wi’ ‛em.”
Wiktionary02
1893, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective and Other Stories (1896), page unknown “Well, Mars Tom, my idea is like dis. It ain’t no use, we can’t kill dem po’ strangers dat ain’t doin’
Wiktionary03
The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.
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