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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną. Compare snot.
Verb
snet (third-person singular simple present snets, present participle snetting, simple past and past participle snetted)
- (obsolete) To clear of mucus; to blow (one's nose).
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:snetting his nose
Etymology 2
Compare German Schnitt (“that which is cut”), from schneiden (“to cut”). Compare English snath.
Noun
snet (uncountable)
- (UK, obsolete, dialect) The fat of a deer.
1825, Samuel Adams and Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant:deer's, goat's, or lamb's snet
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Slovene
Participle
snẹ̑t
- past passive participle of snẹ́ti