Lexicographical Neighbors of Sneds
Literary usage of Sneds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remarks on thorough draining and deep ploughing by James Smith (1843)
"sd Scythe Handles, or sneds, wooden, . . 1s. Gd. to 0 2 ti Scythe Stones and
Strakes, . ... to 0 0 fi Scythe Handles, or sneds, iron, . . . 3s. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... parish of Lilleshall, Shropshire, recently built on the estate of Lord Stafford
for the colliers nf the district, their residence being at sneds- hill. ..."
3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1853)
"No sheds have at present been erected on the dock-quay, which is still in an
unfinished stale; but sneds have been constructed on the lock-quay, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... a splendid victory at Fehrbellin over his allies, the sneds. At the end of
the war, in 1678, by the peace of Ni.ap.., Louis took care that Frederick ..."
5. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1893)
"... that'd tache ye sojer-like fashion, scythe-sneds, or But the first man as ‘11
right about on his breeches. ‘ obey orders, an' ns o' yours! ..."
6. An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America: Comprehending by Hugh Murray (1839)
"... sickles, sneds, wheelbarrow, roller, and other little articles, which he
estimates at about £10; but as he is rather prone to exaggerate, and our scale ..."
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