Definition of Sniggle

1. v. i. To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places.

2. v. t. To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare.

Definition of Sniggle

1. Verb. To catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den. ¹

2. Verb. Alternate spelling and pronunciation of snicker (corruption with giggle.) To chortle or chuckle. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To steal something of little value; diminutive corruption of snag + ''diminutive suffix.'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sniggle

1. to fish for eels [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]

Medical Definition of Sniggle

1. To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Origin: See Snig a kind of eel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sniggle

snifting valves
snifts
snifty
snig
snigg
snigged
snigging
sniggle (current term)
sniggled
sniggler
snigglers
sniggles
sniggling
sniglet
sniglets
snigs
snip
snip off
snipe
snipe hunt
snipe hunts
snipebill

Literary usage of Sniggle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"sniggle, (1) ». To catch eels with a bait on a needle tied to the end of a string, which is pushed with a short stick into any hole where an eel may be ..."

2. Shropshire Word-book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used by Georgina Frederica Jackson (1879)
"See sniggle (1), below. SNIGGER [snig'ur'], va and кЬ. to laugh in a ... Cf. sniggle-grass. below. sniggle-BOGS, sb. pi. large tufts of sniggle-grass. ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"J. See sniggle. sniggle [snig-1], sb. an eel peculiar to the Avon in ... sniggle, vn (1) To titter ; to sneer at a person.—NH (2) To snarl; as a dog. ..."

4. Happy Thoughts: Complete, Including "Happy Thoughts", "More Happy Thoughts by Francis Cowley Burnand (1891)
"I ask, " sniggle for chub ?" He pities me, and answers, " No, sniggle for eels. ... Dibble," says he, " by day : sniggle," says he, " by night. ..."

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