How to pronounce“snell”in English
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Definitions of “snell”
Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.
“That in ilk action, wise and snell / You may shaw Manly fire.”
Quick-witted; clever.
“With all this heavy artillery, somewhat slow and cumbrous, on great questions, he had no want, when he was speaking off-hand, of quick, snell remark, often witty and full of spirit, and often too unexpected, like lightning—flashing, smiting, and gone.”
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.
“He tied on new baited snells and recovered the current with the oars.”
To tie a hook to the end of a fishing line with a snell knot.
“Can you show me how to snell a hook?”