to snathe or snare, to prune trees, to cut off the boughs of ash or other timber trees, of which this word is used, as prune is of fruit trees. N. A SNATHE, the handle of a scythe. S.
·noun The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum. II. Snare ·noun Hence, anything ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The expression (Amos 3:5), "Shall one take up a snare from the earth?" etc. (Authorized Version), ou...
Easton's Bible Dictionary