So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with
snaky wiles.
Milton.
3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand.
Dryden.
That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield.
Milton.
Snap (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Snapping.]
[LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG.
snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. Neb, Snaffle, n.]
1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks.
Prior.