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sneath

Snath \Snath\ (sn[a^]th), n. [Cf. AS. sn[=i][eth]an to cut, to mow, sn[=ae]d a bite, bit, snip.] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [Variously written in England snead, sneed, sneath, sneeth, snathe, etc.; in Scotland written sned.]

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sneath

n. (alternative spelling of snath English)

Usage examples of "sneath".

I will be consulting with Griggs and misses Sneath as to the exact number of people we shall require in the house proper.

Having met misses Sneath, you must know she is not the talkative sort.

According to misses Sneath, it became a saying in the village that the Earls of stone vale must marry for love or the lands would suffer.

Produced by Martin Agren, Tim Sneath and PG Distributed Proofreaders Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.

The close search of Superintendent Sneath of the premises on and about Argyll Court, Primrose Alley, Fenugreek Close and Salem Yard uncovered a sodden mass of human clay lying part in and part out of a pool of muck far under the notorious Archways.