snipe

snipe
{{11}}snipe (n.) long-billed marsh bird, early 14c., from O.N. -snipa in myrisnipa "moor snipe;" perhaps a common Germanic term (Cf. O.S. sneppa, M.Du. snippe, Du. snip, O.H.G. snepfa, Ger. Schnepfe "snipe"). The Old English name was snite, which is of uncertain derivation. An opprobrious term (Cf. GUTTERSNIPE (Cf. guttersnipe)) since c.1600.
{{12}}snipe (v.) "shoot from a hidden place," 1773 (among British soldiers in India), in reference to hunting snipe as game, from SNIPE (Cf. snipe) (n.). Related: Sniped; sniping.

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  • Snipe — Snipe, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[=i]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[ a]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snipe — steht für: Humber Snipe, eine Limousine der oberen Mittelklasse, siehe Humber Super Snipe, ein PKW der oberen Mittelklasse, siehe Sopwith Snipe, ein britisches Doppeldecker Jagdflugzeug im Ersten Weltkrieg, siehe SS N 17 Snipe, eine russische U… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Snipe — Snipe, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniping}.] 1. To shoot or hunt snipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy s forces at long range, esp. when not in action; often with at. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {snipe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe at — Snipe Snipe, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniping}.] 1. To shoot or hunt snipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy s forces at long range, esp. when not in action; often with at. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe — [snīp] n. [ME snype < ON snipa (akin to Ger schnepfe) < Gmc * sneb , beak < base seen in SNIP, SNAP ] 1. pl. snipes or snipe any of various shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) with a long, slender, flexible bill used in probing for food,… …   English World dictionary

  • Snipe — Snipe, v. t. 1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy s force) at long range, esp. when not in action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe — [snip] n. m. ÉTYM. 1931; mot anglais. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Mar. Petit voilier de régate d un modèle ancien, dériveur monotype à bouchain vif, à bôme très haute …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • snipe — / snaip/, it. / znaip/ s. ingl., usato in ital. al masch. (marin.) [barca a vela da diporto o da regata] ▶◀ beccaccino …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • snipe — ► NOUN (pl. same or snipes) ▪ a wading bird with brown camouflaged plumage and a long straight bill. ► VERB 1) shoot at someone from a hiding place at long range. 2) make a sly or petty verbal attack. DERIVATIVES sniper noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Snipe — Clase Snipe Número de tripulantes 2 Eslora 472 cm Manga 152 cm Peso 172,8 Kg …   Wikipedia Español

  • snipe — snipelike, adj. sniper, n. /snuyp/, n., pl. snipes, (esp. collectively) snipe for 1, 2; v. sniped, sniping. n. 1. any of several long billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago… …   Universalium

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