snod

[ snod ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. smooth; sleek.
2. neat; tidy.

Other Words From

• snodly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of snod¹

1470–80; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse snothin bald, snauthr bare, bald

Example Sentences

He went on: “And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an’ snog?”

From Literature

Should the badger, however, be able to escape to its place of refuge in the barrel, even for a minute or two, the onlooker is surprised to find it turn out again as "snod" and clean, as if the dragging process through the dirt had never been undergone.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Snod says Chester drawed first and got Luke covered before he could say Jack Robinson, and then fired.

From Project Gutenberg

King was to come out here last night, but Mrs. Snod says he was afraid Chester would think he was running from the field, and so he stayed on at the hotel.

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Mrs. Snod says the vile slander had no sooner left Chester's lips than King let drive at him right between the eyes.

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