Snot"ter, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
(Naut.) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a
tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in
vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit
in a small boat.
Snot"ter (?), v. i. [From Snot.]
To snivel; to cry or whine. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.