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"War. Shr. s.Cy. Slang. Also written snigg e.Lan.' [snig.] 1. v. To cut, slash ; to cut awkwardly or unevenly ; to chop off.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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- snigger68%
(mainly, UK, Ireland) A sly or snide laugh.
- snag66%
To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- snigger66%
(mainly, UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
- snag65%
To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- sned64%
(Scotland) A cut, a cutting; a slash, a slight wound; a lopping or pruning.