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snaggy

[snag-ee] / ˈsnæg i /


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It was carried through the dense, snaggy brush of the forest until the woods intersected a trail.

From New York Times May 21, 2012

A troupe of actors in snaggy bear costumes and moose outfits frolics through a wilderness of papier-mache rocks and trees painted on screens, while a chorus of owls and frogs makes deep-woods sounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scarce is she cleared, when the same hardy sons of toil build another mountainous pile on board; the bell rings, passengers run, and she is facing the current and the dangers of the snaggy Mississippi.

From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry A. Murray

My face had the hospital pallor, and, with my long hair and beard, I know I looked "snaggy" like a potato that has been forgotten in a dark corner of the cellar.

From Three Times and Out by Nellie L. McClung

His snaggy stick lay at a little distance, a black line on the snow, and the sight of that made Dan's heart stumble.

From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow




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