snam en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of snap + nam (“to seize, grab; chew, eat greedily”).
Meanings
- (Scotland, transitive) To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
-
(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To steal; snatch.
He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]
1859, Snowden's Magistrates Assistant, page 497:
-
(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To rob (a person).
I on'y meant fur to snam (rob) him, and on'y giv' him a tightener, when somethin' come dancing and shreeking down the road, and I vamoosed.
1880, Henry Spicer, Winged Words, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snams | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| snammed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| snammed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| snamming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |