snack
noun
- portion of food often smaller than a regular meal
verb
- eat snack
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /snæk/
noun
Etymology: See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.
- A share; a part or portion.
“All my demurrs but double his attacks; / At laſt he vvhiſpers, "Do; and vve go ſnacks."”
“"Have you exhibited very much?" said Young Person in the bar-parlour of the "Coach and Horses," where Mr Watkins was skilfully accumulating local information on the night of his arrival. / "Very little," said Mr Watkins, "just a snack here and there."”
verb
Etymology: See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.
- To snatch.
- To bite.
- To share.