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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Snick

· IPA /snɪk/
01 n. A small cut or mark.
  1. 1.
    A small cut or mark.
  2. 2.
    A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.(Cricket)
  3. 3.
    A knot or irregularity in yarn.(Fiber)
  4. 4.
    A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.(Furriery)
Phrases & compounds
Snick and snee — a combat with knives.
02 v. t. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking
  1. 1.
    To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
  2. 2.
    To hit (a ball) lightly.(Cricket)
03 n. & v. t. See Sneck.
  1. 1.
    See Sneck.[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] See: Sneck
    “Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.” — Beau. & Fl.