sny

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  1. The line or curve given to planking put upon the curving surfaces at the bow or stern of a ship; the upward curving of the planking at the bow or stern. Sometimes called spiling.
  2. In ship-building, to curve away sideways from the normal straight position: said of a plank or plate, as at the bows or stern, where it is necessary to force the strakes so as to get an even distribution of the planking or plating.

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  • I cannot think of sny self-respecting person who would want to "have his way" with Rush … —  Think Progress
  • She still stood with poise and grace and gave the performance of her life amid all the sny looks and judemental faces! —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Gary can't do it from the golf course or from Bischiotti's sny box at Ravens 'games. —  Blog updates
  • The sny remarks, personal attacks on the employees and departments of both the Town and School needs to stop.
  • Good article on sny. tv about the underappreciation of Carlos Beltran. —  MetsBlog.com
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  1. Perhaps from Icelandic snūa = Swedish Danish sno, turn, twist. Cf. slue
  2. sny, n.
 

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