Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snarling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snarl \Snarl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snarled}; p. pr. & vvb. n.
{Snarling}.] [Etymol. uncertain.]
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal
ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner
surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snarling \Snarl"ing\,
a. & n. from {Snarl}, v.
{Snarling iron}, a tool with a long beak, used in the process
of snarling. When one end is held in a vise, and the shank
is struck with a hammer, the repercussion of the other
end, or beak, within the article worked upon gives the
requisite blow for producing raised work. See 1st {Snarl}.
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