English Explanatory Dictionary

snick or snee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon.

Pronunciation

/snɪk ɔː sniː/

Word forms

snick or snee snicks or snees snicking or sneeing snicked or sneed

Etymology

From Dutch steken of snijden (literally “to stab or cut”). The initial st- later assimilated to the sn- of snick.

Related words

snickersnee
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