subs. (nautical).—1. An iron steamer, whose length is nine or ten times her beam. [At one time a ship’s length but rarely exceeded four and a half to five times the beam.]
2. (printers’).—Bad rollers.
3. (common).—A rifle; specifically the Snider.
1883. Daily Telegraph, 9 July, p. 5, col. 7. The old Snider—the despair-breeding GAS-PIPE of our Volunteers—continues to be used in many of the competitions.
