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snelled | stelled |

As a verb snelled

is past tense of snell.

As an adjective stelled is

past tense of stell.

snelled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (snell)

    • 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?

    stelled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (stell)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Firmly placed or fixed.
  • (obsolete) Starry.