1. (n.) A small cut or mark.

2. (n.) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.

3. (n.) A knot or irregularity in yarn.

4. (n.) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.

5. (v. t.) To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.

6. (v. t.) To hit (a ball) lightly.

7. (n. & v. t.) See Sneck.

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