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Definition of snipe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snipe

noun
 
/snaɪp/
 
/snaɪp/
(plural snipe)
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  1. a bird with a long straight beak that lives on wet groundTopics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Icelandic mýrisnípa; obscurely related to Dutch snip and German Schnepfe.
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