snotter noun 5verb 2forms 3 noun5 •(Scotland) Snot; mucus. •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. •The wattles of a turkeycock. •(slang, no longer used) A handkerchief. •(slang, no longer used) A pickpocket who steals handkerchiefs.You're barely breaking even with the snotters stealing handkerchiefs in the square. — 2020 verb2 •To snivel; to cry or whine.Araund the woman her lile ans sprawl'd on the hearth, some, whiting speals, some, snottering and crying, and ya ruddy cheek'd lad threw on a bullen to make a loww, for its mother to find her loup. — 1785 •(informal) To smack; to hit'You snottered a sergeant, didn't you? My oh my! Clouting a police sergeant is something I've dreamed about for years.' — 2013 formssnottered · snottering · snotters
