snell
1. snell \'snel\ aj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG snel bold, agile] chiefly dial
1: QUICK, ACUTE 2: KEEN, PIERCING {a ~ wind}
2. snell n [origin unknown] : a short line (as of gut) by which a fishhook
is attached to a longer lin e
Webster's English Dictionary1. snell \'snel\ aj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG snel bold, agile] chiefly dial
1: QUICK, ACUTE 2: KEEN, PIERCING {a ~ wind}
2. snell n [origin unknown] : a short line (as of gut) by which a fishhook
is attached to a longer lin e