sneesh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sneesh
1675–85; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish snus snuff
Example Sentences
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And they made it so necessary that I have heard some of them say that, should their bread come in competition with it, they would rather fast than their sneesh should be taken away.
From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William
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