sniggle

sniggle
Synonyms and related words:
allure, bag, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, bola, catch, catch out, chortle, chuckle, cobweb, decoy, dragnet, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrap, enweb, fishhook, fly, foul, giggle, gill net, gin, ground bait, guffaw, harpoon, hee-haw, hook, hook in, inveigle, jig, land, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, mesh, meshes, nail, net, noose, plug, pound net, purse seine, rope, sack, seine, snag, snare, snarl, snicker, spear, spinner, spread the toils, springe, squid, take, tangle, tangle up with, titter, toils, trap, trawl, trip, wind, wobbler

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  • Sniggle — Snig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniggling}.] [See {Snig} a kind of eel.] To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Walton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sniggle — Snig gle, v. t. To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sniggle — [snig′əl] vi. sniggled, sniggling [< dial. snig, eel < ME snygge, young eel, prob. akin to snegge, snail, akin to Ger schnecke: for IE base see SNAIL] to fish for eels by putting a baited hook into their hiding holes vt. to catch (eels) by… …   English World dictionary

  • Sniggle — Sniggling is: * A fishing technique for eels. * A prankish act of social commentary, art, disruption, or protest; a politically subversive breaching experiment see culture jamming. * A word used to describe mirth or laughter, a mixture of snort… …   Wikipedia

  • sniggle — verb (sniggled; sniggling) Etymology: English dialect snig small eel, from Middle English snygge Date: 1653 intransitive verb to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook or needle into their hiding places transitive verb to catch (an eel) by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sniggle — sniggler /snig leuhr/, n. /snig euhl/, v., sniggled, sniggling. v.i. 1. to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places. v.t. 2. to catch by sniggling. [1645 55; snig eel (late ME snigge) + LE] * * * …   Universalium

  • sniggle — verb a) To catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den. b) Alternate spelling and pronunciation of snicker (corruption with giggle.) To chortle or chuckle. See Also: sniggler …   Wiktionary

  • sniggle — Cleveland Dialect List a snare or wire for the captureof hares or rabbits …   English dialects glossary

  • sniggle — verb fish for eels by pushing a baited hook into holes in which they are hiding. Origin C17: frequentative, based on earlier snig small eel , of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • sniggle — snig·gle …   English syllables

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