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ˈsneaksby Now rare.
Also 6 snekesbie, 7 sneaksbie, etc.
[Of obscure origin: see -by 2, and cf. prec. and sneakbill.]
A mean-spirited person; a paltry fellow.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Niez, an idiote,..a simple soule, a snekesbie. 1611Cotgr., Coquefredouille, a meacocke, milkesop, sneaksbie. a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1716 III. 274 To be termed..a demure Sneaksby..Men can hardly brook. 1690Dryden Amphitryon ii. ii. There is no comparison between my master and thee, thou sneaksby. 1785in Grose Dict. Vulgar T. a1877Cowden Clarke in Rolfe Shaks. Two Gent. 28 A woman..will cling to a ruffian,..but she will despise and shun a pettifogging sneaksby. |