I. ˈsnäd.ə(r), -ätə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: akin to snot (I)
dialect Britain : nasal mucus
II. intransitive verb
1. dialect Britain : to breathe noisily : snort , snore
2. dialect Britain : snivel , sniff
stood blubbering and snottering and twisting his hands — Bruce Marshall
III. noun
or snort·er ˈsnȯr]d.ər, -ȯ(ə)]d.ə(r, ]tə-\
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
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