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Sneck

//snɛk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A latch or catch. Northern-England, Scotland

    "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."

  2. 2
    The nose. Northern-England, Scotland
  3. 3
    A cut.
Verb
  1. 1
    To latch, to lock. transitive
  2. 2
    To cut. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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