snick vs snipping

snick

noun
  • A small cut or mark. 

  • A knot or irregularity in yarn. 

  • A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch. 

  • A sharp clicking sound. 

verb
  • To cut or snip. 

  • To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection. 

  • To make something click, to make a clicking noise. 

snipping

noun
  • A piece cut off; a clipping. 

  • The act by which something is snipped or cut. 

How often have the words snick and snipping occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )