a. U.S. [Cf. next.]
1. Of teeth: Uneven, irregular, projecting.
1884. J. G. Bourke, Snake-Dance of Moquis, xxxii. 360. His snaggled teeth, projecting tusk-like from an unnecessarily large mouth.
1888. ‘C. E. Craddock’ (Mrs. Murfree), Despot Broomsedge Cove, xxii. (1889), 396. He glanced at Jepson with a lively little grin, all his snaggled teeth on parade.
2. Knotty, intricate.
1896. Advance (Chicago), 26 March, 457/1. Snaggled problems grew plain as light, under the gentle explanations which she could give.
