snet

S1N1E1T1
/ˈsnɛt/

verb

To clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose).

OriginOld English snȳtan ← Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną →
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Meanings

snet1

verbsnet (third-person singular simple present snets, present participle snetting, simple past and past participle snetted)

present singular third person snets · participle present snetting · participle past snetted · past snetted

  1. obsoleteTo clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose).

    snetting his nose

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

snet2

nounsnet (uncountable)
  1. UKdialectalobsoleteuncountableThe fat of a deer.

    deer's, goat's, or lamb's snet

    1825, Samuel Adams and Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant

Origin

snet · verb

  1. Proto-Germanic*snūtijaną
  2. Old Englishsnȳtan
  3. Englishsnet

From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną. Compare snot.

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snet · noun

Compare German Schnitt (“that which is cut”), from schneiden (“to cut”). Compare English snath.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sentnestnetstensentssten
Cite this entry
APA

snet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snet

MLA

“snet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snet.

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