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snap-on

[ snap-on, -awn ]

adjective

  1. attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:

    snap-on bottle tops.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of snap-on1

First recorded in 1920–25; adj. use of verb phrase snap on

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Example Sentences

He says she knit him a pair o' snap-on slippers 's Heaven 'll surely forgive him if he ever see the like of.

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