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snite

snite noun: a snipe.

Noun

snite (plural snites)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A snipe.
    • Larks , thrushes , quails , woodcocks , snites , and pheasants,
      The best that can be got for love or money1630, Thomas Randolph, The Muse's Looking-Glass

Verb

snite (third-person singular simple present snites, present participle sniting, simple past and past participle snited)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive) to blow (one's nose)
  2. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive) to snuff (a candle)

Forms of snite

Noun
pluralsnites
Verb
third-person singular presentsnites
present participlesniting
past participlesnited
pastsnited
alternative formsnet

Origin of snite

From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.

From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.

Questions about snite

What does snite mean?
Snite means a snipe.
What part of speech is snite?
Snite can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of snite?
The plural of snite is snites.

Words near snite in the dictionary

  1. snitchier
  2. snitchiest
  3. snitching
  4. snitching up
  5. snitchy
  6. snite
  7. snited
  8. snites
  9. snithe
  10. snithed
  11. snithes

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