snod

[ snod ]

/ snɒd /

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adjective Scot. and North England.

smooth; sleek.

neat; tidy.

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Origin of snod

1470–80; perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse snothin bald, snauthr bare, bald

OTHER WORDS FROM snod

snodly, adverb

Words nearby snod

snobbish, snobby, SNOBOL, Sno-Cat, snockered, snod, Snodgrass, snoek, snoep, snog, Snohomish

How to use snod in a sentence

And there was snod Mistress Jeanie, forgetting her spotless gown and kneeling in the snow.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
For my ain part I hae nae objections to a snod bit lass, but the mistress michtna like it.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Jamie Soutar hes wiled the gude man oot o' the road, but he 'ill sune be back, an' we maun hae the place snod afore he comes.
The Days of Auld Lang Syne|Ian MacLaren
He went on: And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an snog?
Dracula|Bram Stoker

“She was snod, but no unca snod,” replied Wearyworld, stiffly.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie