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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNICK, n. A small cut or mark; a latch. [Not in use.] Snick and snee, a combat with knives. [Not in use.]
[Snee is a Dutch contraction of snyden, to cut.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small cut [syn: notch, nick, snick]
2: a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat v
1: hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
2: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" [syn: nick, snick]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: probably from obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting — more at snickersnee Date: circa 1700 transitive verb 1. archaic to cut through 2. to cut slightly intransitive verb to perform a light cutting action II. noun Date: circa 1775 a small cut ; nick III. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1828 click IV. noun Date: circa 1886 a slight often metallic sound ; click

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 cut a small notch in. 2 make a small incision in. 3 Cricket deflect (the ball) slightly with the bat. --n. 1 a small notch or cut. 2 Cricket a slight deflection of the ball by the bat. Etymology: 18th c.: prob. f. snick-a-snee fight with knives

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snick Snick, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.] 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 [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snick Snick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.] 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. --H. Kingsley. 2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snick Snick, n. & v. t. 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.