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sniggle

[ snig-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, snig·gled, snig·gling.
  1. to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.


verb (used with object)

, snig·gled, snig·gling.
  1. to catch by sniggling.

sniggle

/ ˈsnɪɡəl /

verb

  1. intr to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities
  2. tr to catch (eels) by sniggling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the baited hook used for sniggling eels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsniggler, noun
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Other Words From

  • snig·gler [snig, -ler], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sniggle1

1645–55; snig eel ( late Middle English snigge ) + -le
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sniggle1

C17: from C15 snig young eel
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Example Sentences

And in one way and another this impression was brought home to the young rector more than once during these days, so that his cheek flamed as he passed the window of the reading-room, or caught the half-restrained sniggle in which Gregg ventured to indulge when in company.

Sniggle, snig′l, v.i. to fish for eels by thrusting the bait into their hiding-places.—v.t. to catch by this means: to ensnare.—n.

He heard Hydeman's sniggle of laughter behind him.

You can't always sniggle successfully.

Molly and Douglas did not like church; their fair heads were close together, and occasionally a faint sniggle would cause nurse to look round with stern reproval.

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