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snipe


Main Entry: 1snipe
Pronunciation: \ˈsnīp\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural snipes
Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snīpa snipe; akin to Old High German snepfa snipe
Date: 14th century

1 or plural snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family; especially : any of several game birds (especially genus Gallinago) especially of marshy areas
2 : a contemptible person


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