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v. t. [ Cf. Icel. sneiða to cut into alices, snīða to cut; akin to AS. besn&aemacr_;dan, snīðan, G. schneiden, OHG. snīdan, Goth. sneiþan to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe. ] To lop; to prune. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]