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sny (SNEYE) - n., (ship-building) an upward bend in the edge of a plank; by extension, an upward curve in the lines of a vessel toward the bow or stern.
The former is needed to make flat pieces of wood fit as strakes in a curved bow or stern. In that sense, attested from 1711, while the extended meanings come in in the 1850s. Its origin is unknown, but compare Danish sno, to twine, twist. There are also other words spelled sny, but as they are all obsolete now, I'm ignoring them.
---L.
The former is needed to make flat pieces of wood fit as strakes in a curved bow or stern. In that sense, attested from 1711, while the extended meanings come in in the 1850s. Its origin is unknown, but compare Danish sno, to twine, twist. There are also other words spelled sny, but as they are all obsolete now, I'm ignoring them.
---L.
