[f. SNUG v.]
1. techn. The operation of rubbing down a rope in order to give it a smooth finish.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., 2192/1. The size is flour-paste mixed with other ingredients, and the operation on the rope is called snugging, slicking, or finishing.
2. Naut. The action of making snug or trim. Also with up.
1886. R. C. Leslie, Sea Painter’s Log, 61. The washing out and snugging-up of a boat at her moorings for the night.
1886. Pall Mall Gaz., 14 Sept., 4/2. With a sloop no corresponding order could have been given which would have led to such smart snugging of canvas.
