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Snerpen (verb)

to cut / bite; ➺ remark(s) below

odd sounds, result of imperfect technique (e.g. excessive pressure on the bag), &c.

Identical types: 7

Translation of Scottish "to skirl": to sound shrill like a bagpipe; NB: ➺ Skirl.

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Bruggencate, K. ten: Engels woordenboek, I: Engels-Nederlands. Groningen, 1973 (17/6) (skirl)