snick-snarl

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snick-snarl
ˈsnick-snarl Now dial. [f. snarl n.1, with obscure first element; cf. the common north. dial. snock-snarl.] A tangle, knot, twist. Also fig.1649 Lightfoot Battle Wasp's Nest Wks. I. 383, I could deduce such conclusions from these premises, that would make his opinion..run so on snicksnarles, that..h... Oxford English Dictionary
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snigsnarl
† snigsnarl obs. var. snick-snarl.1688 Holme Armoury iii. 288/2 The Yarn..is..tied up with a Lay Band, to keep it from ravalling or running into Snigsnarles or Knotted up. Oxford English Dictionary
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snick
▪ I. snick, n.1 slang or dial. [Cf. snicking vbl. n.] A snack or share. Usu. pl.1723 Dk. Wharton True Briton No. 59, There is no Room for the Encouragement of Industry where the Snicks will hardly pay for a Saturday's Supper. 1888 Berkshire Gloss. 151 Snicks, shares, halves. 1891 Wrench Winchester W... Oxford English Dictionary
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