snool

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of snivel. Compare drool, from drivel.

Noun[edit]

snool (plural snools)

  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) An abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others.

Verb[edit]

snool (third-person singular simple present snools, present participle snooling, simple past and past participle snooled)

  1. (UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To submit tamely to others.

References[edit]

  • Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary.

Anagrams[edit]

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