Snet

//ˈsnɛt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fat of a deer. UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

    "deer's, goat's, or lamb's snet"

Verb
  1. 1
    To clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose). obsolete

    "snetting his nose"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

blow one's nose

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