snigging

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• snig — v.tr. (snigged, snigging) Austral. & NZ drag with a jerk. Phrases and idioms: snigging chain a chain used to move logs. Etymology: E dial …   Useful english dictionary

• Draft horse showing — Draft horses lined up in the show arena Draft horse showing refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America, though a small number of draft horses are also shown under saddle, the term Draft horse showing… …   Wikipedia

• snig — verb (snigs, snigging, snigged) Austral./NZ haul with ropes or chains. Origin C18: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• snig — /snɪg/ (say snig) verb (t) (snigged, snigging) 1. to drag (a long object) along the ground after first raising one end clear (used of logs, etc.): *I had to stay in and get chains round them all / for the bullock teams to snig them ashore for re… …  

• snort´er — snort «snrt», verb, noun. –v.. 1. to force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound: »The horse snorted. 2. to make a sound like this: »The engine snorted. 3. a) to show contempt, defiance, anger, or other feeling by… …   Useful english dictionary