snell
1- a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
Origin of snell
1snell
2- active; lively: a snell lad.
- witty: a snell remark.
- severe: snell weather.
Origin of snell
2Snell
- Peter (George),born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
Examples from the Web for snell
Contemporary Examples of snell
That said, my big avoid in Durban is the Sun Coast Casino complex (at the end of Snell Parade).
Historical Examples of snell
She was afraid Mr. Snell —but it isn't worth talking about, now.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
With a gasp, Snell plunged through the crowd and took to his heels.
Frank Merriwell's CruiseBurt L. Standish
"Furnish me with a boy to pass Merriwell the water and I'll do it," said Snell.
Frank Merriwell's CruiseBurt L. Standish
Snell, on finding Frank and his friends were in Boston, had played the spy on the party.
Frank Merriwell's CruiseBurt L. Standish
Then he hunted up Snell, and it was not hard to induce Wat to accompany him.
Frank Merriwell's CruiseBurt L. Standish
snell
- Scot biting; bitter; sharp
Word Origin for snell
Snell
- Sir Peter (George). born 1938, New Zealand athlete; winner of three Olympic gold medals: for the 800 metres in 1960, and again in 1964, when he also won gold for the 1500 metres
Word Origin and History for snell
Old English snel "quick, active," cognate with Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German snel, German schnell "swift, quick," Old Danish snel "swift, fleet," Old Norse snjallr "eloquent, able, bold." It survived as a surname and in Scottish and northern English; used by Burns and Scott. Italian snello is from Germanic.
Snell
(snĕl)George 1903-1996- American geneticist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning cell structure that enhanced understanding of the immunological system, resulting in higher success rates in organ transplantation.