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Definition of Sniped
1. snipe [v] - See also: snipe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sniped
Literary usage of Sniped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"We enjoyed the usual morning and evening "hate"; we sniped and were sniped at;
we patrolled and wired and attempted to drain away the superfluous water, ..."
2. Missionary Review of the World by James Lutzweiler (1900)
"... and is liable to be "sniped," as the brass men were "sniped" by the Niger
Company in the Lower Niger, because they would sell their produce beyond the ..."
3. South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke (1900)
"The artillery then tried a new position, and were " sniped " at by odd sharpshooters
from the hills. Finally a " Long Tom " was brought by the Boers to bear ..."
4. South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke (1900)
"The artillery then tried a new position, and were "sniped" at by odd sharpshooters
from the hills. Finally a " Long Tom " was brought by the Boers to bear ..."
5. Camp Kits and Camp Life by Charles Stedman Hanks (1906)
"says the parson, for he was watching the outfit and didn't know enough not to talk.
i"Partridges/ says I, after I had sniped off one of the deer's hind legs ..."
6. Handbook of Clearing and Grubbing Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1917)
"Previous to skidding the forward end of a large log is "sniped" or "nosed."
This consists in rounding off the under side of the log so that it will not ..."
7. Camp Kits and Camp Life by Charles Stedman Hanks (1906)
""'Partridges,' says I, after I had sniped off one of the deer's hind legs ...
"'No,' says I, and when the deer came down after his first jump I sniped off ..."
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