snead

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verb

To cut; lop; prune.

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OriginMiddle English *sneden ← Old English snǣdan ← Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną →
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Meanings

snead1

verbsnead (third-person singular simple present sneads, present participle sneading, simple past and past participle sneaded)

present singular third person sneads · participle present sneading · participle past sneaded · past sneaded · alternative sneed · alternative sned · alternative snathe · alternative snade · alternative snid

  1. transitiveTo cut; lop; prune.
nounsnead (plural sneads)

plural sneads · alternative sneed · alternative sned · alternative snathe · alternative snade · alternative snid

  1. A piece; bit; slice.

    Synonyms: chip, fragment, bit, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb

  2. UKA snath.

Snead2

proper nounSnead (countable and uncountable, plural Sneads)

plural Sneads

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Blount County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Columbia County, Georgia, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece; bit; slice.

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Origin

snead · verb, noun

  1. Old Englishsnǣd“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”
  2. Middle Englishsnade
  3. Proto-Germanic*snaidijaną
  4. Old Englishsnǣdan“to cut; feed”
  5. Middle English*sneden
  6. Englishsnead

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe. Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

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Snead · proper noun

Variant of Sneed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sedandeansAndesDanesSandeSednaDesnasaden
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APA

snead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snead

MLA

“snead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snead.

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