sniggingn.1
/ˈsnɪɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsnɪɡɪŋ/, Canadian English /ˈsnɪɡɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈsnɪɡɪŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈsnɪɡɪŋ/ northern dialect, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian local.
The action of snig v.2 (also attributive).
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [noun] > timber
snigging1933
1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 2 Dec. 15/7 Snig, to drag along the ground by horse or bullocks, especially to drag logs or other timber. The stout chain which goes round the log has a ring at one end, and a hook to which the horses' chains are attached. It is called a snigging chain.
1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 44 They dug their axes into a handy stump and trudged off down the snigging-track.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sniggingn.2
technical.
(See quot. 1892.)
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1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Snigging, term used in the hosiery industry to describe cases in which the thread is partly cut and escapes the notice of the menders.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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