Snite

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A snipe. Scotland, obsolete

    "Larks , thrushes , quails , woodcocks , snites , and pheasants, The best that can be got for love or money"

Verb
  1. 1
    to blow (one's nose) Scotland, obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    to snuff (a candle) Scotland, obsolete, transitive

Example

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"Larks , thrushes , quails , woodcocks , snites , and pheasants, The best that can be got for love or money"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.

Etymology 2

From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.

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