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snell

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snell  (snl)
n.
A length of fine threadlike material, such as monofilament or gut, that connects a fishhook to a heavier line; a length of leader.
[Origin unknown.]
snell [snɛl]
adj
Scot biting; bitter; sharp
[Old English snel quick, active]
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Snell, the landlord, a man of a neutral disposition, accustomed to stand aloof from human differences as those of beings who were all alike in need of liquor, broke silence, by saying in a doubtful tone to his cousin the butcher--
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
 
 
 
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