Snare

snar, n. A contrivance \>y which a bird or other creature may be entangled a trap catch wile anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble the gut or string stretched sun, cube, full moon, fdbt cow, oil SNIP acro the lower head of a drum. —v. [snared (snard), SNABING.] To catch with a snare, entangle, bring into unexpected evil, perplexitv, or danger. [Dan.; AS. snear, Ic. and Sw. mora, OHG. snarahna, a string, noose, MHG. snerken, to bind tightly, Ic. mara, to turn quickly, twist, wring; Gr. narke, cramp, numbne , whence E. narci us, narcotic, etc., q. Lithium, nerti, to thread a needle. L. viis = E. nerve, Skr. snasa, a sinew.] — Snarl, snarl, v. To entangle, complicate, embarra , insnare; to form raised work upon the surface of (thin metallic ware) by the repercu ion of an elastic tool upon the inner sur i..ee. — A knot or complication of hair, tn-rrid, etc., difficult to disentangle embarra ing u:.ticulty a quarrel; contention.— Snarl'ing-iron, -i'ern, n. A tool. one end of which fixed in a vise, and the other end or beak gives blows within a piece of metallic ware that produce raised work when the shank struck with a hammer. Snarling-iron. Snarl, snarl, [snarled (sniirld), snarling.] To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to speak roughly. [OD. sinarren; sneer, snore, snort, gnarl.] — SnarKer, n.