Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something. · A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool. · A small amount of something; a pinch. · A piece cut out by snipping.
To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors. · To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip. · To break off; to snatch away. · To circumcise.
From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.
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