snatch-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

the verb-stem used in combinations:

1. Nautical. Denoting devices capable of rapid attachment, or to which a rope can be quickly attached, as snatch-cheek, snatch-cleat, snatch-hook, †snatch-pulley, snatch-sheave (cf. snatch-block n.).

ΚΠ

1485 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 50 Snache poleis, ij.

1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 192 Snache poleyes with oon shever of brasse to y^e same.

1842 R. Burn Naval & Mil. Techn. Dict. French Lang. 162 Taquet à gueule,..snatch cleats [1852 reads snatch cleat].

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 73 A snatch cheek on the after side of the..yard-arm.

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 76 Rove..through a snatch sheave.

1891 Cent. Dict. Snatch~cleat, a curved cleat or chock round which a rope may be led.

2. In objective combinations, as snatch-apple, †snatch-cly, snatch-grace, †snatch-pasty (see quots.).

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq 3/2 A Snatch-pasty, un Voleur de Pâtez.

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Snatch cly, a thief who snatches women's pockets.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Snatch-apple, an apple suspended by a string, with which children amuse themselves by snatching at it with their teeth.

1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies (1885) 65 No scape-grace? Then, rejoice Thou snatch-grace safe in Syria!

3. = snap- comb. form 1f.

1884 E. W. Hamilton Diary 15 Mar. (1972) II. 577 A motion..which..the Opposition supported in the hope of taking the Government by surprise and putting them in a minority by a snatch division.

1889 Spectator 7 Dec. 810/2 He secured a snatch-vote in favour of a permanent system of arbitration.

1893 Times 21 June 9/4 It is impossible to suppose the snatch-division..has settled the point.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 22 June 5/3 What Ministerialists regard as a snatch reverse in Supply.

4. Denoting the practice or use of snatching.

snatch-thief n.

Brit.

/ˈsnatʃθiːf/

U.S.

/ˈsnætʃˌθif/

ΘΠ

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

snatch-thief1887

blagger1938

1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 1 May 13/2 Where the bonnet~buyer is there is the pickpocket and snatch-thief also.

1892 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Nov. 3/7 A snatch thief arrested.

1903 19th Cent. Mar. 507 The snatch-thief who relies on his swiftness of foot.

snatch-back n.

Brit.

/ˈsnatʃbak/

U.S.

/ˈsnætʃˌbæk/

the action of taking back; also attributive; (see also quot. 1905).

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > taking > [noun] > taking back or again

retaking1436

gain-taking1538

reassumption1611

replevin1619

withdrawment1640

retrotraction1673

resumption1694

retrosusception1827

take-back1873

snatch-back1905

1905 Dial. Notes 3 94 Snatchback, change for the worse in circumstances... ‘That's a snatchback for him.’

1949 New Statesman 24 Dec. 750/3 The distress caused by the snatch-back is no less tragic than would be suffered by natural parents who were forcibly deprived of their children.

1962 A. Sampson Anat. Brit. xxiii. 377 Hire-purchase..companies..could be ruthless in enforcing ‘snatch-backs’ if payments had lapsed.

1965 E. Gundrey Foot in Door xvii. 123 ‘Snatchback’ machines, that is ones which had to be returned to dealers by people who failed to keep up their H.P. payments.

1979 H. S. Kent In on Act ix. 101 The main objects of the Bill were, first, to make sure that the hire-purchaser knew what he was paying..secondly, to restrict the seller's rights to ‘snatch back’ the goods on default... The most dear to Ellen's heart was the ban on the snatch-back.

snatch crop n.

Brit.

/ˈsnatʃ krɒp/

U.S.

/ˈsnætʃ ˌkrɑp/

a crop grown for quick returns without regard to the future productivity of the soil; also attributive and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > other crops

fleece1513

white crop1743

green crop1744

root crop1772

row crop1776

robber1777

mix-grass1778

breaking-crop1808

industrial crop1818

foliage crop1831

kharifa1836

scourge-crop1842

overcrop1858

by-crop1880

coppice-with-standards1882

sewage grass1888

trap-crop1899

cleaning crop1900

nurse crop1907

cover crop1909

smother crop1920

stoop crop1928

snatch crop1937

break crop1967

wholecrop1968

1937 H. G. Wells Brynhild v. 58 Fellows like Blatch can reap a harvest..at ten per cent... There are too many authors. Blatch is able to live by snatch crops.

1959 Listener 30 July 179/2 The heart of the soil..had been weakened by the greed of the snatch-crop farmers.

snatch squad n.

Brit.

/ˈsnatʃ skwɒd/

U.S.

/ˈsnætʃ ˌskwɑd/

Military a group of soldiers detailed to seize troublemakers in a crowd; also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > party to seize troublemakers

snatch squad1970

1970 Financial Times 23 Mar. 1/1 About 150 youths moved out of Bogside.., smashing windows..and stoning the Army ‘snatch squad’.

1976 Western Mail (Cardiff) 22 Nov. 1/2 A snatch squad of animal lovers seized 11 beagle pups in a night-time commando-style raid on a top-security breeding centre in West Wales.

1982 Times 1 Sept. 3/1 Snatch squads tried ineffectively to combat roaming gangs of pickpockets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snatch-
释义	snatch-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. the verb-stem used in combinations: 1. Nautical. Denoting devices capable of rapid attachment, or to which a rope can be quickly attached, as snatch-cheek, snatch-cleat, snatch-hook, †snatch-pulley, snatch-sheave (cf. snatch-block n.). ΚΠ 1485 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 50 Snache poleis, ij. 1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 192 Snache poleyes with oon shever of brasse to y^e same. 1842 R. Burn Naval & Mil. Techn. Dict. French Lang. 162 Taquet à gueule,..snatch cleats [1852 reads snatch cleat]. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 73 A snatch cheek on the after side of the..yard-arm. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 76 Rove..through a snatch sheave. 1891 Cent. Dict. Snatch~cleat, a curved cleat or chock round which a rope may be led. 2. In objective combinations, as snatch-apple, †snatch-cly, snatch-grace, †snatch-pasty (see quots.). Π 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq 3/2 A Snatch-pasty, un Voleur de Pâtez. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Snatch cly, a thief who snatches women's pockets. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Snatch-apple, an apple suspended by a string, with which children amuse themselves by snatching at it with their teeth. 1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies (1885) 65 No scape-grace? Then, rejoice Thou snatch-grace safe in Syria! 3. = snap- comb. form 1f. Π 1884 E. W. Hamilton Diary 15 Mar. (1972) II. 577 A motion..which..the Opposition supported in the hope of taking the Government by surprise and putting them in a minority by a snatch division. 1889 Spectator 7 Dec. 810/2 He secured a snatch-vote in favour of a permanent system of arbitration. 1893 Times 21 June 9/4 It is impossible to suppose the snatch-division..has settled the point. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 22 June 5/3 What Ministerialists regard as a snatch reverse in Supply. 4. Denoting the practice or use of snatching. snatch-thief n. Brit. /ˈsnatʃθiːf/ , U.S. /ˈsnætʃˌθif/ ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > by snatching snatch-thief1887 blagger1938 1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 1 May 13/2 Where the bonnet~buyer is there is the pickpocket and snatch-thief also. 1892 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Nov. 3/7 A snatch thief arrested. 1903 19th Cent. Mar. 507 The snatch-thief who relies on his swiftness of foot. 5. snatch-back n. Brit. /ˈsnatʃbak/ , U.S. /ˈsnætʃˌbæk/ the action of taking back; also attributive; (see also quot. 1905). ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > [noun] > taking back or again retaking1436 gain-taking1538 reassumption1611 replevin1619 withdrawment1640 retrotraction1673 resumption1694 retrosusception1827 take-back1873 snatch-back1905 1905 Dial. Notes 3 94 Snatchback, change for the worse in circumstances... ‘That's a snatchback for him.’ 1949 New Statesman 24 Dec. 750/3 The distress caused by the snatch-back is no less tragic than would be suffered by natural parents who were forcibly deprived of their children. 1962 A. Sampson Anat. Brit. xxiii. 377 Hire-purchase..companies..could be ruthless in enforcing ‘snatch-backs’ if payments had lapsed. 1965 E. Gundrey Foot in Door xvii. 123 ‘Snatchback’ machines, that is ones which had to be returned to dealers by people who failed to keep up their H.P. payments. 1979 H. S. Kent In on Act ix. 101 The main objects of the Bill were, first, to make sure that the hire-purchaser knew what he was paying..secondly, to restrict the seller's rights to ‘snatch back’ the goods on default... The most dear to Ellen's heart was the ban on the snatch-back. snatch crop n. Brit. /ˈsnatʃ krɒp/ , U.S. /ˈsnætʃ ˌkrɑp/ a crop grown for quick returns without regard to the future productivity of the soil; also attributive and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > other crops fleece1513 white crop1743 green crop1744 root crop1772 row crop1776 robber1777 mix-grass1778 breaking-crop1808 industrial crop1818 foliage crop1831 kharifa1836 scourge-crop1842 overcrop1858 by-crop1880 coppice-with-standards1882 sewage grass1888 trap-crop1899 cleaning crop1900 nurse crop1907 cover crop1909 smother crop1920 stoop crop1928 snatch crop1937 break crop1967 wholecrop1968 1937 H. G. Wells Brynhild v. 58 Fellows like Blatch can reap a harvest..at ten per cent... There are too many authors. Blatch is able to live by snatch crops. 1959 Listener 30 July 179/2 The heart of the soil..had been weakened by the greed of the snatch-crop farmers. snatch squad n. Brit. /ˈsnatʃ skwɒd/ , U.S. /ˈsnætʃ ˌskwɑd/ Military a group of soldiers detailed to seize troublemakers in a crowd; also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > party to seize troublemakers snatch squad1970 1970 Financial Times 23 Mar. 1/1 About 150 youths moved out of Bogside.., smashing windows..and stoning the Army ‘snatch squad’. 1976 Western Mail (Cardiff) 22 Nov. 1/2 A snatch squad of animal lovers seized 11 beagle pups in a night-time commando-style raid on a top-security breeding centre in West Wales. 1982 Times 1 Sept. 3/1 Snatch squads tried ineffectively to combat roaming gangs of pickpockets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1485
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