snod
Americanadjective
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smooth; sleek.
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neat; tidy.
Other Word Forms
- snodly adverb
Etymology
Origin of snod
1470–80; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse snothin bald, snauthr bare, bald
Example Sentences
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He went on: “And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an’ snog?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
He has but puir taste," said Ebie Farrish; "a snod bit lass is the bonniest work o' Natur'.
From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
And there was snod Mistress Jeanie, forgetting her spotless gown and kneeling in the snow.
From Greyfriars Bobby by Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse
Wad ye hae me lat Mr. Ericson gang wi' holes i' the heels o' 's hose, whan I can mak them a' snod, an' learn my Greek at the same time?
From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George
He's a snod bit stockie—a little beld, an' bowd-leggit, an' wants a thoom.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
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