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(1):

(v. i.) To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; - often with at.

(2):

(v. t.) To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.

(3):

(v. i.) To shoot or hunt snipe.

(4):

(v. t.) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

(5):

(n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

(6):

(n.) A fool; a blockhead.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Snipe'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/snipe.html. 1828.
 
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