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snebbed

snebbed is the simple past and past participle of sneb.

Meaning of sneb

Verb

sneb (third-person singular simple present snebs, present participle snebbing, simple past and past participle snebbed)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To check; to reprimand.
    • 16th c, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, Book II, 1725, The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt., in Prose and Verse, Volume 1, 14th Edition, page 410,
      Thou heard'ſt even now a young man ſneb me ſore, / Because I read him, as I would my ſon.
    Synonyms:
    sneap, snib, snub

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Questions about snebbed

What is snebbed the simple past and past participle of?
Snebbed is the simple past and past participle of sneb.

Words near snebbed in the dictionary

  1. sneaps
  2. sneath
  3. sneaths
  4. sneaux
  5. sneb
  6. snebbed
  7. snebbing
  8. snebs
  9. sneck
  10. sneck lifter
  11. sneck lifters

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