Possible Definitions:
1. Snipe (v. i.) To shoot or hunt snipe.
2. Snipe (v. i.) To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.
3. Snipe (v. t.) To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
4. Snipe (v. t.) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
5. Snipe (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
6. Snipe (n.) A fool; a blockhead.