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snickle

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A noose or snare made using a slip knot.

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Usage: dialectal

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To laugh at someone or something

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, intransitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To snare using a snickle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, transitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To tie up or hang (something) using a rope around the neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, transitive

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verb

Meaning 6

To use (a rope) to tie or hang by the neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, transitive

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History

Etymology

Variant of sniggle.

Unknown. Perhaps from sneck (“a latch; catch”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare snack (“to snap; click”), snatch.