sniggle

Definitions

1. To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
   intransitive
2. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
   intransitive
3. To steal something of little value.
   obsolete
4. To catch by this means.
   transitive
5. To ensnare.
   figuratively, transitive

Examples

“Ay! you see⟳ you'll laugh⟳ at the bare thought on it — and I'll be bound th' minister, though he's not a laughing man, would ha' sniggled at th' notion of falling in love⟳ wi' the child.”

“But rampant poaching (the correct⟳ term for catching a grown-up eel with bait is to “sniggle”, though elvers are caught with something more like⟳ a giant sieve) is now prompting authorities to crack down well in advance of next year’s season.”

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