snamv.

/snam/

Etymology: Origin unknown.

slang. ? Obsolete.

intransitive. To snatch; to steal. Apparently recorded only in dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)]

stealc725

thievec920

bribec1405

pluck?a1425

prowl1546

strike1567

to make away with1691

fake1819

snam1824

snig1862

to help oneself1868

boost1912

score1914

snoop1924

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 429 Snam, to snap at any thing greedily.

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 298 Snam, to snatch, or rob from the person. Mostly used to describe that kind of theft which consists in picking up anything lying about, and making off with it rapidly.

Derivatives

snam n.

ΚΠ

1887 W. E. Henley Villon's Good Night (Farmer) You coppers' narks, and dubs, What pinched me when upon the snam.

1950 E. Partridge Dict. Underworld 649/1 On the snam, engaged in stealing.

ˈsnammer n. one who snams; a thief.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun]

thief688

bribera1387

stealer1508

taker?a1513

goodfellow1566

snatcher1575

lift1591

liftera1592

larcin1596

Tartar1602

lime-twig1606

outparter1607

Tartarian1608

flick1610

puggard1611

gilt1620

nim1630

highwayman1652

cloyer1659

out-trader1660

Robin Goodfellow1680

birdlime1705

gyp1728

filch1775

kiddy1780

snaveller1781

larcenist1803

pincher1814

geach1821

wharf-rat1823

toucher1837

larcener1839

snammer1839

drummer1856

gun1857

forker1867

gunsmith1869

nabber1880

thiever1899

tea-leaf1903

gun moll1908

nicker1909

knocker-off1926

possum1945

scuffler1961

rip-off1969

1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 164/2 Pudding Snammer, one who steals from a cook shop.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	snam
释义	snamv. /snam/ Etymology: Origin unknown. slang. ? Obsolete. intransitive. To snatch; to steal. Apparently recorded only in dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] stealc725 thievec920 bribec1405 pluck?a1425 prowl1546 strike1567 to make away with1691 fake1819 snam1824 snig1862 to help oneself1868 boost1912 score1914 snoop1924 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 429 Snam, to snap at any thing greedily. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 298 Snam, to snatch, or rob from the person. Mostly used to describe that kind of theft which consists in picking up anything lying about, and making off with it rapidly. Derivatives snam n. ΚΠ 1887 W. E. Henley Villon's Good Night (Farmer) You coppers' narks, and dubs, What pinched me when upon the snam. 1950 E. Partridge Dict. Underworld 649/1 On the snam, engaged in stealing. ˈsnammer n. one who snams; a thief. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] thief688 bribera1387 stealer1508 taker?a1513 goodfellow1566 snatcher1575 lift1591 liftera1592 larcin1596 Tartar1602 lime-twig1606 outparter1607 Tartarian1608 flick1610 puggard1611 gilt1620 nim1630 highwayman1652 cloyer1659 out-trader1660 Robin Goodfellow1680 birdlime1705 gyp1728 filch1775 kiddy1780 snaveller1781 larcenist1803 pincher1814 geach1821 wharf-rat1823 toucher1837 larcener1839 snammer1839 drummer1856 gun1857 forker1867 gunsmith1869 nabber1880 thiever1899 tea-leaf1903 gun moll1908 nicker1909 knocker-off1926 possum1945 scuffler1961 rip-off1969 1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 164/2 Pudding Snammer, one who steals from a cook shop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < v.1824
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