sniggle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sniggle/ˈsnɪɡ(ə)l/
▶verb fish for eels by pushing a baited hook into holes in which they are hiding.
– origin C17: frequentative, based on earlier snig ‘small eel’, of unknown origin.
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