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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNE'AKER, n. A small vessel of drink.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1598 1. one that sneaks 2. a sports shoe with a pliable rubber sole • sneakered adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. sl. each of a pair of soft-soled canvas etc. shoes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sneaker Sneak"er, n. 1. [pl.] Shoes with rubber or other soft soles which give no warning of one's approaching, esp. such shoes as are worn in games, as tennis. [Slang, U. S.] 2. A punch bowl. [Obs.] --Spectator.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sneaker Sneak"er, n. 1. One who sneaks. --Lamb. 2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.] A sneaker of five gallons. --Spectator.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sneakers) Sneakers are casual shoes with rubber soles. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use trainers) N-COUNT: usu pl

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A small bowl.