What troubled Mr. Worthington infinitely more was the progress of his suit; for it had become a snit, though progress is a wrong word to use in connection with it.
"Coniston, Book I."
Winston Churchill
Candlesticks and snuffers were found in every house; the latter were called by various names, the word snit or snite being the most curious.
"Customs and Fashions in Old New England"
Alice Morse Earle
In the inventory of property of John Gager, of Norwich, in 1703, appears "One snit."
"Customs and Fashions in Old New England"
Alice Morse Earle