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Meaning of SNEAP

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Sneap\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace,
    chide, but also E. snip, and snub.]
    1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] --Bp.
       Hall.
    2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.]
             Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. --Shak.
    
  2. \Sneap\, n.
    A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]
          My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.
                                                   --Shak.
    
 
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