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snitch (n.)
[snitch 词源字典]
"informer," 1785, probably from underworld slang meaning "the nose" (1700), which apparently developed from an earlier meaning "fillip on the nose" (1670s).
Snitcher
in same sense is from 1827.
[snitch etymology, snitch origin, 英语词源]
snitch (v.)
1803, "to inform," from
snitch
(n.). Meaning "to steal, pilfer" is attested from 1904, perhaps a variant of
snatch
(v.). Related:
Snitched
;
snitching
.