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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Snack \Snack\, n. [See Snatch, v. t.]
1. A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the
colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
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At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks." --Pope.
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2. A slight, hasty repast. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
snack
n 1: a light informal meal [syn: bite, collation, snack]
v 1: eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because
she snacks between meals" [syn: nosh, snack]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "snack":
bait, bit, bite, butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, collation,
collop, crumb, cut, cutting, dollop, elevenses, end, fragment, gob,
gobbet, hunk, light lunch, light meal, light repast, lump, modicum,
moiety, morsel, nibble, nosh, paring, particle, peck, peck at,
pick, pick at, piece, rasher, refreshment, refreshments, scoop,
scrap, shard, shaving, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen,
snatch, snip, snippet, splinter, spot of lunch, stitch, stump,
tatter, tea
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