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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sneap

· IPA /snip/
01 v. t. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
  1. 1.
    To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To nip; to blast; to blight.[Obs.]
    “Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost.” — Shak.
02 n. A reprimand; a rebuke.
  1. 1.
    A reprimand; a rebuke.[Obs.]
    “My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.” — Shak.