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  1. 1. n. A small cut or mark. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A knot or irregularity in yarn. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To hit (a ball) lightly. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. & v. t. See Sneck. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a small cut Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. cut slightly, with a razor Source: wordnet
  12. 12. 1. A small cut or mark. 2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. 3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight. 4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Snick and snee Etym: [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman. 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley. 2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor. See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck. Give him money, George, and let him go snick up. Beau & Fl. Source: webster

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