n. [ Cf. AS. snīðan to cut, to mow, sn&aemacr_;d a bite, bit, snip. ] The handle of a scythe; a snead. [ Variously written in England snead, sneed, sneath, sneeth, snathe, etc.; in Scotland written sned. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]