snool

English

Etymology

Contraction of snivel. Compare drool, from drivel.

Pronunciation

Noun

snool (plural snools)

  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) An abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others.

Verb

snool (third-person singular simple present snools, present participle snooling, simple past and past participle snooled)

  1. (UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To submit tamely to others.

References

  • Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary.

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