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Snudge
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- 1 A greedy, stingy person; a miser. intransitive, obsolete
"And thus your huſbandrye me thincke, is more like the life of a couetous ſnudge that ofte very euill preues, then the labour of a good huſbãde [husbande] that knoweth well what he doth."
- 2 A dishonest and sneaky person. intransitive, obsolete
"And in that ſlepe (me thought) I heard the tunes / Of ſullen paſſions apt for Funerals, / And ſaw my Fathers liueleſſe body borne / By Satyres: O I feare that deitie / Hath ſtolne him hence, that Snudge his deſtinie."
- 1 To save in a miserly manner; to hoard. also, intransitive, obsolete, transitive
"Ill huſbandry trudgeth with vnthrifts about, / good huſbandry ſnudgeth for feare of a dout."
- 2 To lie quiet and snug; to nestle, to snuggle. dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
"to snudge over a fire"
- 3 Also followed by along: to walk with one's head down; to walk with a stoop. dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
"[T]o Snudge along, to go like an old Snudge, or like one vvhoſe Head is full of buſineſs, […]"
Etymology
The origin of the verb is unknown. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
The origin of the verb is unknown. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
Origin unknown, possibly related to snug.
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