Can anyone tell me where the word “snavelled” originated from? It means “to gobble up” and I was hoping for a dictionary definition but I think it may be slang.
Thanks.
According to the OED, it means:
It is listed as slang, chiefly Australian.
Nevva hoid a dat.
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The Macquarie dictionary notes it as a variation on snaffle/d
Damn, doing too many things at once, that quote was from the Mac slang dictionary, the Mac proper shows snaffle/snavel as an Australian colloquialism but it does list it.