"The laddie couldna quite get a clear shot, so I gave the thing a wee snoove wi" the stick, and damned if the bugger didna turn and come at me, right up the branch!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drums of Autumn]

"You had better snoove away then," said Gourlay.    From Wordnik.com.  [The House with the Green Shutters] Reference

snoove away, Peter; snoove away! ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The House with the Green Shutters] Reference