snape

Verb

To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.
To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).
Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”).
To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.

Origin / Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps from snape, a dialectal variant of sneap (“to nip, bite, pinch”). More at sneap.

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