'Snell' definitions:
Definition of 'Snell'
From: GCIDE
- Snell \Snell\, n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Snell'
From: GCIDE
- Snell \Snell\, 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]