01 a. Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp.
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Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp.[Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]“That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man.” — Dr. J. Brown.
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Webster, 1913
Snell
/snĕl/
· IPA /snɛl/
02 n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.
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A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.