Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
snib .
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Examples
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Having reached the door's top rail, Helena stepped back and consented to kiss her father, albeit rather distantly for she was busy inspecting her work for snibs of dust.
Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998
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Had they been the ordinary English sashes fastened with snibs he would have had the window open in a few seconds, but with these he could do nothing.
The Pit Prop Syndicate Freeman Wills Crofts 1918
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He crossed over to the box and fumbled with the brass snibs, but was unable to open it.
The Hand in the Dark 1907
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