snarley-yown.
Etymology: < Snarleyyow, the name of the dog in Marryat's novel Snarleyyow, or the Dog-Fiend (1837).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnarley-yow.
Nautical.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Snarley-yow, a discontented, litigious grumbler. An old guard-ship authority who knows when to play the courtier.
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