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snying, vbl. n. Shipbuilding.|ˈsnaɪɪŋ|
[Of obscure origin: cf. sny n., and dial. sny, snigh to turn up the nose.]
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1711W. Sutherland Shipbuild. Assist. 47 As much as possible keep your Work from extream Snying or Cambering. Ibid. 164 Snying, an arching upwards, where the Middle of the Plank appears higher than the Ends. 1815Burney Falconer's Mar. Dict. 488/1 Snying, among ship⁓wrights, a term used for a circular plank, edgeways, to work in the bows of the ship.
So ˈsnying ppl. a., having an upward curve or sny.
1711W. Sutherland Shipbuild. Assist. 47 You will likewise be obliged to have snying (or crooked) Planks. 1736Pegge Kenticisms (E.D.S.) 48 A stick or bat of timber is said to be a snying piece, when it bends or is somewhat curved. c1850Rudim. Nav. (Weale) 149 Snying, a term applied to planks when their edges round or curve upwards. Ibid. 152 Its use is to take out the snying edge. |