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 Snobbery, subs. (tailors').—Bad work; slack trade, &c. Cf. snob, sense 3 and verb. To hide the snobbery = to conceal imperfections or cover up inferior work.

Snob's-boot, subs. phr. (tailors').—Sixpence: see Rhino.

Snob's-cat.—In phr. (Bee) 'like a snob's-cat, full of piss and tantrums.' Cf. Barber's cat.

Snob's-duck, subs. phr. (common).—A leg of mutton, stuffed with sage and onions.

Snobstick, subs. (workmen's).—A black-leg; rat, knobstick (q.v.): also snob.

Snock, verb. (American).—To 'land' a blow: e.g. to snock on the gob = to punch one in the mouth.

Snoddy, subs. (common).—A soldier.

Snook, subs. (common).—In pl. = the imaginary name of a practical joker; also a derisive retort on an idle question—Snooks!

Verb. (common).—To pry; to watch; to dog (q.v.): also snoop: which also = (American) to pick (q.v.). Hence snook (snoop, snooker, or snooper) = a spy; a sneak; a Paul Pry (q.v.).

1653. Brome, New Acad., ii. 1. I must not lose my harmlesse recreations Abroad, to snook over my wife at home.

To cut (or cock) snooks, verb. phr. (common).—See Sight.

Snooker, subs. (Royal Military Academy).—A cadet-student of the fourth class; a freshman.

Snooze, subs. (colloquial).—1. Sleep: spec. a nap (q.v.): also snoozem; also (2) = a bed: see Kip. As verb. (or snoozle) = to nestle; snoozer = (1) a sleepy-head, and (2) a domiciled boarding-house or hotel thief (American); snoozing = sleep; snooze-ken (or snoozing-ken) = (1) a bed, (2) a bed-room, (3) a lodging-house, (4) a brothel; snooze-case = a pillow-slip (Grose, Bee, Vaux). Snoozy (Old Cant) = a night watchman or constable (Grose).

1819. Moore, Tom Crib, 28. What with snoozing, high-grubbing and guzzling like Chloe.

1838. Beckett, Paradise Lost, 39. For when went to snoozem Their din incessant sure must rouse him.

1847. Bronte, Wuthering Heights, iii. A dog snoozled its nose over-forwardly into her face.

1855. Thackeray, Newcomes, xlix. Snooze gently in thy arm-chair, thou easy baldhead.

1862. Browne, Artemus Ward, His Book [Works (1899) ?], 41. I spose I'd been snoozin half an hour when I was woke up by a noise at the door.

1874. Siliad, 61. Kamdux had snoozed, but now his fat sides shook.

18[?]. Stevenson, Treas. of Franchard. The same snoozing countrified existence.

1880. Bret Harte, A Quiet Ride. Bully place for a nice quiet snooze—empty stage, sir!

1886. E. Telegraph. 1 Dec. The last surreptitious snooze in which he was wont to revel.

Snopsy (Snops or Snaps), subs. (American).—Gin [i.e., Schnaps].

Snork, verb. (Shrewsbury School).—To excel; to surpass: e.g., to do the whole of an examination paper, or to cap another in argument or repartee.