The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snudge \Snudge\, v. i. [Cf. Snug.]
To lie snug or quiet. [Obs.]
--Herbert.
Snudge \Snudge\, n. A miser; a sneaking fellow. [Obs.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a miser, a mean avaricious person," 1540s, "very common from c.1550-1610" [OED].
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) A miser; a sneaking fellow. vb. (context obsolete intransitive English) To lie snug or close to;
Usage examples of "snudge".
Then you must bespeak Snudge ordering his return and warn Abbas Noachil to put Kilian and his three cronies into close confinement.
Snudge knew with woozy certainty that there was no possibility that he himself might bespeak the Royal Alchymist and learn more.
In this situation, it had been relatively easy for Snudge to slip away from his fellow-retainers, perform his clandestine duties, and bespeak his findings directly to Lord Stergos, who would pass the information on to the High King.
By then, Snudge was more than halfway to the croft where Scarth Saltbeck lay in a state of sodden insensibility.
Gavlok had forgiven Snudge for not taking him on the hunt for Scarth, but the squires Valdos and Wiltorig were still nursing their wounded pride.
Not long after returning to Cala Palace, Prince Conrig had commanded Sir Hale to cram as much martial training as possible into his young protege during the few weeks available to them, even if it left Snudge temporarily lame.
It was not secured by a mortise lockset, as the other three had been, but had a steel escutcheon with a type of locking device that Snudge had never seen before.