Snark

See also: snark

English

Etymology

Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a blend of snail +‎ shark.[1]

Pronunciation

  • enPR: snärk, IPA(key): /snɑː(ɹ)k/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k

Proper noun

Snark

  1. A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark.
  2. A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

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References

  1. ^ Carroll, Lewis: The Hunting of the Snark: With and Introduction and notes by Martin Gardner, p. 45. Penguin Books, London 1995. →ISBN

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