(Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus
n. (Slang)
n. (Zool.)
n. [ OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque. ] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip,
Poison parsnip,
Water parsnip,
(Zool.)
v. t.
Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my parents from those vicious excrescences to which that age was subject. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's stores . . . but I snipped some of it for my own share. De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snīpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle. ]
☞ The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago cœlestis) and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously called
Half snipe,
Jack snipe.
Quail snipe.
Robin snipe,
Sea snipe.
Shore snipe,
Snipe hawk,
Stone snipe,
Summer snipe,
Winter snipe.
Woodcock snipe,
v. i.
snipe at,
v. t.
n.
n. (Zool.)
n. [ Cf. Snipe. ] (Zool.) The common snipe. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who snips. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small, insignificant fellow. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small part or piece. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be cut into snippets and shreds. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ridiculously small; petty. “Snippety facts.” London Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Reduplication of snap. ] A tart dialogue with quick replies. [ R. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Quick; short; sharp; smart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a snipe. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus