sneck means A latch or catch.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sneck ranks #8,612 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
sneck is pronounced /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.
noun
- A latch or catch.e.g.“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.” — 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 2:
- The nose.
- A cut.
verb
- To latch, to lock.
- To cut.
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