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ˈsnaggled, a. U.S.
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1. Of teeth: Uneven, irregular, projecting. Also transf.
1884J. G. Bourke Snake Dance Moquis xxxii. 360 His snaggled teeth, projecting tusk-like from an unnecessarily large mouth. 1889‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove xxii. 396 He glanced at Jepson with a lively little grin, all his snaggled teeth on parade. 1938J. Steinbeck Long Valley 58 The sharp snaggled edge of the ridge stood out above them. 1942W. Faulkner Go down, Moses 69 A few snaggled trees of what had been an orchard.
2. Knotty, intricate.
1896Advance (Chicago) 26 Mar. 457/1 Snaggled problems grew plain as light, under the gentle explanations which she could give. |