Category:Sneap

Sneap, v. t. Etym: [cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, But also e. snip, and snub.]

1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [obs.] Bp. Hall.

2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [obs.] Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak.

Sneap Sneap, n.

Defn: a reprimand; a rebuke. [obs.] My lord, i will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.