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snet

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsnɛt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The fat of a deer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compare German Schnitt (“that which is cut”), from schneiden (“to cut”). Compare English snath.

From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną. Compare snot.