naoscach — meaning in English
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English meaning
- snipe noun A long-billed wading bird found in marshes and wetlands.
Senses
naoscach is used for these senses in English:
- snipe Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
snipe — full definition
- noun A long-billed wading bird found in marshes and wetlands.
- verb To shoot at someone from a hidden position.
- verb To make sly, critical remarks about someone, often from a safe distance.
- verb To place a last-second bid in an online auction to beat other bidders.