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[A. S. snidhan = to cut.] Sharp, piercing, cutting. (Applied to the wind.) sniv-el, *snev-il, s. [SNIVEL, v.] 1. Lit.: Mucus running from the nose; snot. 2. Fig.: Hypocrisy, cant. "The cant and snivel of which we have seen so much of late."- St . James's Gazette, snivel, *snev-il, *snev-yll, v. i. [A frequent. IMG:content-1652.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1653.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1654.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A moment. (Prov.) 3. Slight snow or sleet. (Prov.) snifter, s. [Eng.snift; -er.] 1. The drawing of the breath up the nostrils noisily; a snift. 2. A cant name in some parts of this country for a dram. 3. Plural: (1) The stoppage of the nostrils through cold. (2) A disease of horses.