What does "snip" mean?
Snip: A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.A small shred; a bit cut off. Wiseman.
- 3.A share; a snack. [Obs.] L'Estrange 4. A tailor. [Slang] Nares. C. Kingsley.
- 4.Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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