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.

  1. derived from *snak- — “to blow; sniff; nibble
  2. inherited from *snakikā
  3. inherited from *snecce
  4. inherited from snek

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The nose.

  3. A cut.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. To latch, to lock.

    2. To cut.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA