sniggle

verb

1. (intransitive)To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

   “Ay! you see you'll laugh at the bare thought on it — and I'll be bound th' minister, though he's not a laughing man, would ha' sniggled at th' notion of falling in love wi' the child.”

2. (intransitive)To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.

   “But rampant poaching (the correct term for catching a grown-up eel with bait is to “sniggle”, though elvers are caught with something more like a giant sieve) is now prompting authorities to crack down well in advance of next year’s season.”

3. (transitive)To catch by this means.
4. (figuratively, transitive)To ensnare.
5. (obsolete)To steal something of little value.