sniggle

sniggle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Walton.
  2. 2.To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare. Beau & Fl.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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