snatch

snatch [-es] n

Obscure origin; poss. related to snack < Du. or Flem. 'to snap (of a dog), to grasp, to desire, to talk, to chatter'.

1. Line; bit; part of a song; ditty; excerpt.

snatch v

see snatch, n.

1. [Lit.] grab; steal.
2. See; view; observe.