snitz

English

Etymology

German schnitzen

Verb

snitz (third-person singular simple present snitzes, present participle snitzing, simple past and past participle snitzed)

1. (US, dialect, transitive) To slice.
   • 2007, Harry W. Rutt, Back porch memories, page 82:

     We snitzed and canned 56 quarts of pears by two o'clock.

   • 2009, Linda Egenes, Visits with the Amish: Impressions of the Plain Life, page 72:

     Children look forward to apple snitzing, a festive fall event when neighbors gather to make apple cider at a community press.