What does "snell" mean?

Snell: Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.

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