sb. Mining. [Of obscure origin: cf. SNIB sb.3] (See quot.)
1883. Gresley, Gloss. Coal-mining, 229. Snibble. see Locker [a short iron or wooden bar for scotching tram wheels on inclined roads].
Hence Snibble v. trans., to scotch.
1880. J. Nicol, Poems & Songs, 79. Away they go, Though snibbled wheels may slip.
