snead

See also: Snead

English

Etymology

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Alternative forms

Verb

snead (third-person singular simple present sneads, present participle sneading, simple past and past participle sneaded)

  1. (transitive) To cut; lop; prune.

Noun

snead (plural sneads)

  1. A piece; bit; slice.
    Synonyms: chip, fragment; see also Thesaurus:piece
  2. (UK) A snath.[1]
  3. (UK, dialect) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A line or cord; a string.

References

  1. ^ “snead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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