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snotter
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snotter, v. i. [From Snot.].
To snivel; to cry or whine. Grose. [1913 Webster]
snotter, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].
A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat. [1913 Webster]
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