snathe Meaning, Definition & Usage

Snathe transitive verb

Etymology

Cf. Icel. sneia to cut into alices, snia to cut; akin to AS. besndan, snian, G. schneiden, OHG. snidan, Goth. sneian to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe.

Definitions

1. To lop; to prune. Prov. Eng.