12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage
gained. [Slang]
Snap back (Football), the act of snapping back the ball. -- Snap
beetle, or Snap bug (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Elateridæ, which,
when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by
means of a thoracic spring; -- called also snapping beetle. -- Snap
flask (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and
held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around
the sand mold. -- Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant
without deliberation. -- Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or
snap. -- Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads
formed by a die or swaging tool. -- Snap shot, a quick offhand shot,
without deliberately taking aim.
Snap"drag`on (?), n. 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous
genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy
flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. (b) A West
Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing
burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See
Flapdragon. Swift.
Snape (?), v. t. (Shipbuilding) To bevel the end of a timber to fit
against an inclined surface.
Snap"hance` (?), n. [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock
of a gun. See Snap, and Hen.] 1. A spring lock for discharging a
firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached. [Obs.]