jack snipeEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishjack snipe /ˈdʒak snʌɪp / ▸ noun a small dark Eurasian snipe. Lymnocryptes minima, family Scolopacidae. ▪ North American English any wader similar to the jack snipe, e.g. the pectoral sandpiper or the common snipe.