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sneck.

A latch or catch.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/snɛk/
  1. A latch or catch.

    Northern-England · Scotland
  2. The nose.

    Northern-England · Scotland
  3. A cut.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/snɛk/
  1. To latch, to lock.

    transitive
  2. To cut.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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