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S vs Snell - What's the difference?

s | snell |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun snell is

.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    snell

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ).

    Adjective

    (er) (chiefly Scottish)
  • Active, brisk or nimble; lively.
    • He is a remarkably snell young lad.
  • Quick, sudden; sharp.
    • That horny-handed, snell , peremptory little man. --Dr. J. Brown.
  • Quick-witted; witty.
  • Harsh; severe.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin Unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.
  • * 1979 , Cormac McCarthy, Suttree , Random House, p.194:
    • He tied on new baited snells and recovered the current with the oars.
    Related terms
    * snell knot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tie a hook to the end of a fishing line with a snell knot.
    • Can you show me how to snell a hook?