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snithing
ˈsnithing, ppl. a. Now dial. [f. snithe v.] Of wind, etc.: Nipping, cutting; piercing, sharp. (Cf. snithe a.)a 1350 St. Martin 24 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 152 It was cald with weders wete, Snythand frost with snaw and slete. 1851 Sternberg Dial. Northampton s.v., A snithing wind. 1881 Leicest... Oxford English Dictionary
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snithe
▪ I. snithe, a. north. dial. Also 9 snyde. [Related to next.] = snithing ppl. a.1671 Skinner Etymol. Ling. Angl., A Snithe-wind, vox elegantissima agro Linc. usitatissima. Significat autem Ventum valde Frigidum & Penetrabilem,..ut nos dicimus, a Cutting wind. [Hence in Ray.] 1683 Yorkshire Dialogue ... Oxford English Dictionary
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