snick and snee

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snick and snee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka
     nick, cut.]
     1. A small cut or mark.
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     2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often
        unintentional.
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     3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight.
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     4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
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     Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with
        knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
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