Category:Snell

Snell, a. Etym: [as. snell; akin to d. snel, g. schnell, ohg. snel, Icel. snjallr valiant.]

Defn: active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [archaic or prov. Eng. & Scot.] That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.

Snell Snell, n.

Defn: a short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is Attached to a longer line.