a. [ AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG. snel, Icel. snjallr valiant. ] Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [ Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. [ 1913 Webster ]