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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1923

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SNAIP, v. To snub. Also in Eng. dial. Vbl.n. snaipin.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 341:
He was weel snaipit. He got a guid snaipin'.

[O.N. sneypa, to outrage, dishonour, disgrace, in later Icel. to chide, snub.]

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