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half snipe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half snipe1
First recorded in 1760–70
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As the Great Snipe has been called the Double Snipe, on account of its being superior in size to the common species, so the subject of the present chapter is known as the Half Snipe, from being contrasted with the same bird, and being considerably smaller.
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