Meanings
- obsoleteuncountableA game of marbles in which players take turns to shoot a marble at the other player's marble, aiming to hit it or land sufficiently close.
Synonyms: snops and spans
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA game of marbles in which players take turns to shoot a marble at the other player's marble, aiming to hit it or land sufficiently close.
Cite this entry
spans and snops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spans%20and%20snops
“spans and snops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spans%20and%20snops. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spans and snops,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spans%20and%20snops.
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