sneck

[ snek ]

/ snɛk /

noun Scot. and North England.

a door latch or its lever.

Origin of sneck

1275–1325; Middle English snek(k); cf. snatch

Words nearby sneck

sneaking, sneak preview, sneak thief, sneaky, sneaky pete, sneck, sneer, sneery, sneesh, sneeze, sneeze at

Definition for sneck (2 of 2)

sneck²

[ snek ]

/ snɛk /

Masonry.

noun

a small stone, as a spall, inserted into the spaces between larger pieces of rubble in a wall.

verb (used with object)

to fill (spaces between larger stones) with snecks.

Origin of sneck

1275–1325; Middle English; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM sneck

snecker, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for sneck

For one awful moment he paused, with a finger on the sneck; then he pressed the latch and entered.
The Revellers|Louis Tracy
In Thrums the word used is steek, and sneck seemed to the inhabitants so droll and ridiculous that Hobart got the name of Snecky.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
The door was on the sneck that day, and me and my faither gaed straucht in.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Hooks with the Sneck bend are favored for the smaller patterns; others may be dressed on any of the above-named hooks.
Fishing with Floating Flies|Samuel G. Camp

One of the sisters put a finger below the sneck and did as she was told, to let out the dead one's ghost.
The Lost Pibroch|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for sneck (1 of 2)

sneck¹

/ (snɛk) /

noun

a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height

dialect, mainly Scot and Northern English the latch or catch of a door or gate

verb

dialect, mainly Scot and Northern English to fasten (a latch)

Word Origin for sneck

C15 snekk, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for sneck (2 of 2)

sneck²

/ (snɛk) /

noun, verb

a Scot word for snick

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单词	sneck
释义	sneck ¹ [ snek ] / snɛk / noun Scot. and North England. a door latch or its lever. Origin of sneck ¹ 1275–1325; Middle English snek(k); cf. snatch Words nearby sneck sneaking, sneak preview, sneak thief, sneaky, sneaky pete, sneck, sneer, sneery, sneesh, sneeze, sneeze at Definition for sneck (2 of 2) sneck² [ snek ] / snɛk / Masonry. noun a small stone, as a spall, inserted into the spaces between larger pieces of rubble in a wall. verb (used with object) to fill (spaces between larger stones) with snecks. Origin of sneck ² 1275–1325; Middle English; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM sneck snecker, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sneck For one awful moment he paused, with a finger on the sneck; then he pressed the latch and entered. The Revellers\|Louis Tracy In Thrums the word used is steek, and sneck seemed to the inhabitants so droll and ridiculous that Hobart got the name of Snecky. Auld Licht Idylls\|J. M. Barrie The door was on the sneck that day, and me and my faither gaed straucht in. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson Hooks with the Sneck bend are favored for the smaller patterns; others may be dressed on any of the above-named hooks. Fishing with Floating Flies\|Samuel G. Camp One of the sisters put a finger below the sneck and did as she was told, to let out the dead one's ghost. The Lost Pibroch\|Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for sneck (1 of 2) sneck¹ / (snɛk) / noun a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height dialect, mainly Scot and Northern English the latch or catch of a door or gate verb dialect, mainly Scot and Northern English to fasten (a latch) Word Origin for sneck C15 snekk, of uncertain origin British Dictionary definitions for sneck (2 of 2) sneck² / (snɛk) / noun, verb a Scot word for snick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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