Word Study
snig
CIDE DICTIONARY
snig, v. t. [See Snick a small cut.].
To chop off; to cut. [1913 Webster]
snig, v. i. [See Sneak.].
To sneak. [1913 Webster]
snig, n. [Cf. Sneak.].
A small eel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
snig, v.tr. (snigged, snigging) Austral. & NZ drag with a jerk.
Idiom
snigging chain a chain used to move logs.
Etymology
E dial.
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