- 1. a. Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. Source: opted
- 2. n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. Source: opted
- 3. Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. Source: webster
- 4. Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. &Scot.]That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown. Source: adambom
- 5. a. Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. Source: ecdict
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