Applied to the weather; as, 'a cold snap,' i. e. a period of sudden cold weather. A common expression.
·vt A snap beetle. II. Snap ·vt A greedy fellow. III. Snap ·noun To project with a snap. IV. Snap...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2). II. Snap shot ·add. ·- A quick offhand shot, made w...
·adj Quick; short; sharp; smart. II. Snip-snap ·noun A tart dialogue with quick replies. ...
A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguishe...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
An old word for a fire-lock or musket; a spring-lock for fire-arms. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
To break shop windows or show glasses. ...