to cut (plants, shrubs, grass, etc) so as to be neat, tidy, smooth, etc
snod in American English
(snɑd)
adjective Scot & Northern English
1.
smooth; sleek
2.
neat; tidy
Derived forms
snodly
adverb
Word origin
[1470–80; perh. ‹ Scand; cf. ON snothin bald, snauthr bare, bald]This word is first recorded in the period 1470–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dividend, mix, orderly, projection, stopper