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snebs

snebs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sneb.

snebs is the plural 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 snebs

What is snebs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Snebs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sneb.

Words near snebs in the dictionary

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

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