sneck
noun/snɛk/
Etymology
From Middle English snek, sneke, snekke, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots sneck. Possibly from Old English *snecce, from Proto-West Germanic *snakikā, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to blow; sniff; nibble”) and thus related to English snatch.
Definitions
A latch or catch.
- Lydia jerked about with the blind, fixing it first in one little sneck and then another, finally pulling it right to the bottom and pressing the button into the little brass hole.
- The graveyard wall was in good repair, although, surprisingly, the narrow gate's sneck was smashed and it was held-to by a loop of binder twine.
The nose.
A cut.
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To latch, to lock.
To cut.
The neighborhood
Derived
Kendal sneck, sneck-bend, sneckdraw, sneck lifter, sneck posset, sneck up, sneckyeat, snickle, unsneck
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA