Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SNUB
SNUB, v.t. [supra.]
- To nip; to clip or break off the end. Hence,
- To check; to reprimand; to check, stop or rebuke with a tart sarcastic reply or remark. [This is the same word radically as sneap, sneb, and is the word chiefly used.]
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