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Definition of Snathe
1. v. t. To lop; to prune.
Definition of Snathe
1. snath [n -S] - See also: snath
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snathe
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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