snotter

1 of 3

noun (1)

snot·​ter

ˈsnätə(r),

-ätə-

plural -s

dialectal, British

: nasal mucus

snotter

2 of 3

intransitive verb

"

1

dialectal, British : to breathe noisily : snort, snore

2

dialectal, British : snivel, sniff

stood blubbering and snottering and twisting his hands

—Bruce Marshall

snotter

3 of 3

noun (2)

"

variants or snorter

ˈsnȯr|tər 

-ȯ(ə)|tə(r,

|tə-

plural -s

1

: a flat rope usually of sennit secured to a yardarm to which a tripping line is bent and used to strip the lower lift and brace from the yardarm in sending down topgallant and royal yards in a ship of war

2

: a loop or ring of rope or metal for receiving the lower end of a sprit

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

akin to snot entry 1

Noun (2)

origin unknown

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