The Chinese abacus is thought to have been created by a famous mathematician Cheng Dawei of the Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644. A typical elementary abacus has 10 parallel wires strung between two boards on a frame, with nine beads on each wire. Each bead has a value of 10, a multiple or sub multiple of 10.
The definition of a snigger is a contained or half held-in laugh. An example of a snigger is a quiet laugh behind a person's back. Snigger is defined as to snicker or hold back a laugh. An example of snigger is to secretly laugh at someone behind their back.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  snivel, sniveling(noun) whining in a tearful manner. 2  snuffle, sniffle, snivel(verb) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) 3  snivel, whine(verb) talk in a tearful manner.  snuffle, snivel(verb) snuff up mucus through the nose.