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.
