snotter
Britishnoun
verb
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to breathe through obstructed nostrils
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to snivel or blubber
Example Sentences
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A small boom which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner: the lower end of the sprit rests in a sort of becket called the snotter, which encircles the mast at that place.
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The Snotter. up by a spar called a sprit.
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The sprit was sharpened at each end, and the point at the upper end was inserted in a loop of heavy cord fastened to the peak of the sail, while the lower point of the sprit rested in the loop of a rope on the mast, called a “snotter.”
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The snotter was a short piece of rope with a loop at each end.
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When raising the sail it was first partly hoisted, then the sprit was hooked in the loop and the snotter, after which the throat halyard was drawn taut.
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