Snick Definition & Meaning

snick
noun
  1. a small cut
  2. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
verb
  1. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
  2. cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"

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