Definitions for "Snipe"
Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidæ, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
a wading bird which lives in marshy places and is characterized by a long, flexible bill.
A type of shore bird.
When planing or jointing stock, a snipe will occur if you allow the workpiece to “droop†because of improper setup when it is fed into or out of the planer or jointer. Snipes usually appear at the ends of the stock and can be prevented by keeping the workpiece parallel and flat on the table surface at all times. Properly adjusted roller stands at the infeed and outfeed sides of machines can also help to support the stock and prevent snipes.
Concave cut or dimple left at the tail end of a work piece passed through a jointer. Snipe usually occurs when the outfeed table is set lower than the jointer knives.
An adhesive strip that is used to change a portion of copy displayed on an outdoor unit.
Refers to a small, added strip along a poster design to announce special or revised messages. Originally, a snipe was a small advertisement illegally pasted on the surface of a legitimately rented poster space.
Small added strip of paper or vinyl pasted over a section of a billboard advertisement, showing a price, a date, or other time-sensitive information; synonymous with overlay.
When a golfer hooks the ball and it then drops quickly.
A sharply hooked ball that dives quickly.
A ball that is hooked and drops quickly
To shoot or hunt snipe.
To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.
hunt or shoot snipe
a bid set up to execute a few moments before the end of an auction
a last minute bid, generally placed in the last minute or closing seconds of an auction
a last-minute, or last-second auction bid
A fool; a blockhead.
A small band of short text, usually placed in the corner of an ad, designed to call attention to a new or unique feature of the product or service being advertised.
The Snipe is a 15-1/2 foot, 2 person, one design racing dinghy with a rich history. Designed by William Crosby in 1931, it has evolved into a modern, tactical racing dinghy with fleets around the world. The Snipe is simple and small, making it easy to sail and trailer.
One of the 9 Onondaga Clans.
A cutaway part.
The tendency to gouge the trailing end of material when running it through a joiner.
a gunshot from a concealed location
To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Track laborer (section laborer).