snirt (snert)

[A var. of snort.] 1. A suppre ed laugh.-2. A wheeze. [Prov. Eng.] snirtle (sner'tl), v. i.; pret. and pp. snirtled, ppr. snirtling. [A var. of snortle, freq. of snort. Cf. snirt.] To laugh in a suppre ed manner; snicker. Burns, Jolly Beggars. snitcher (snich'er), n. [Origin obscure.] 1. An informer; a tell-tale; one who turns queen's (or king's) evidence. 2. A handcuff. [Slang in both uses.]