"snotter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: snotters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} snotter (plural snotters)
  1. (nautical) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: snouter
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-noun-doOnFvQ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 30 8 21 1 0 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: snotters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} snotter (countable and uncountable, plural snotters)
  1. The wattles of a turkeycock. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-noun-h4AWETu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 30 8 21 1 0
  2. (Scotland) Snot; mucus. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-noun-ty-rmFlg Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 30 8 21 1 0
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A handkerchief. Tags: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-noun-UhR4Bo0A Categories (other): British English
  4. (UK, slang, obsolete) A pickpocket who steals handkerchiefs. Tags: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-noun-DrZkGLRE Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 30 8 21 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: snotters [present, singular, third-person], snottering [participle, present], snottered [participle, past], snottered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} snotter (third-person singular simple present snotters, present participle snottering, simple past and past participle snottered)
  1. (intransitive) To snivel; to cry or whine. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-verb-Ru0LmKBg
  2. (colloquial) To smack; to hit Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-snotter-en-verb-QRIuwKLA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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