Definition of Snathe

1. v. t. To lop; to prune.

Definition of Snathe

1. snath [n -S] - See also: snath

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snathe

snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
snatchable
snatched
snatched the pebble
snatcher
snatchers
snatches
snatchier
snatchiest
snatching
snatchingly
snatchings
snatcht
snatchy
snath
snathe (current term)
snathes
snaths
snattock
snattocks
snavel
snaw
snawed
snawing
snaws
snazz up
snazzier
snazziest
snazzily

Literary usage of Snathe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"snathe,* or SNEED, ». ... See snathe.—'Evelyn. SNEER, v. ». To turn up the nose -ER. contemptuously — scornfully, or -FUL. ... See snathe.—"Hotcell. ..."

2. A Collection of Patent Cases: Decided in the Supreme and Circuit Courts of by U.S. Circuit Courts, United States Supreme Court (1854)
"Before the patent of Peirce, the nibs of scythes had been clumsily fastened to the snathe by means of an iron [ * 337 ] ring, * tightened by wedges. ..."

3. A Glossary of Provincial and Local Words Used in England by Francis Grose, Samuel Pegge (1839)
"N. A snathe, the handle of a scythe. S. SNEAK, a latch. North. SNEAK, to smell. North. Thence perhaps SNEAKING about; and a SNEAKER of punch. ..."

4. A Provincial Glossary: With a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular by Francis Grose (1811)
"... ash or other timber trees, of which this word is used, as prune is of fruit trees. N. A snathe, the handle of a scythe. S. Sneck: sneck the door, ..."

5. A Provincial Glossary: With a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular by Francis Grose (1811)
"N. snathe, or Snare; to snathe or snare, to prune trees, to cut off the ... N. A snathe, the handle of a scythe. S. Sneck: sneck the door, latch the door. ..."

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