to sniggle for eels

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• 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 — 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 — 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 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 [[t]ˈsnɪg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling 1) to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places 2) to catch by sniggling • Etymology: 1645–55; snig eel (late ME snygge) + le …   From formal English to slang

• sniggle —   v.i. fish for eels by lowering baited hook into possible hiding place …   Dictionary of difficult words

• sniggle — v.intr. fish (for eels) by pushing bait into a hole. Etymology: ME snig small eel, of unkn. orig …   Useful english dictionary

• Sniggled — 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

• Sniggling — 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

• snig — I Mawdesley Glossary an eel. II North Country (Newcastle) Words an eel; hence, to sniggle, to fish for eels …   English dialects glossary