sneap /ˈsnip/
  Sneap v. t.
  1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.]
  2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.]
     Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost.   --Shak.
  Sneap, n. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]
     My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.   --Shak.
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