Sneap (?), v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip, and snub.]
1.
To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
2.
To nip; to blast; to blight.
[Obs.]
Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.
Sneap, n.
A reprimand; a rebuke.
[Obs.]
My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.