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snare

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1snare 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈsner\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English sneare, probably from Old Norse snara; akin to Old High German snuor cord and perhaps to Greek narkē numbness
Date:
before 12th century
1 a (1): a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals (2): trap, gin b (1): something by which one is entangled, involved in difficulties, or impeded (2): something deceptively attractive2 [probably from Dutch snaar, literally, cord; akin to Old High German snuor] a: one of the catgut strings or metal spirals of a snare drum b: snare drum3: a surgical instrument consisting usually of a wire loop constricted by a mechanism in the handle and used for removing tissue masses (as tonsils)


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