n. A snipe. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Icel. snīfa. See Snout. ] To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle. [ Obs. or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ AS. snīðan to cut. See Snathe. ] Sharp; piercing; cutting; -- applied to the wind. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]