English Explanatory Dictionary

sneck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A latch or catch.
  2. The nose.
  3. A cut.
verb
  1. To latch, to lock.
  2. To cut.

Pronunciation

/snɛk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sneck.wav

Word forms

sneck snecks snecking snecked

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.

Derived words

Kendal sneck sneck-bend sneckdraw sneck lifter sneck posset sneck up sneckyeat snickle unsneck
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