Snickersnee

//ˌsnɪk.ɚˈsniː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large, sword-like knife, especially one used as a weapon. dated

    "As he squirmed and struggled, And gurgled and guggled, I drew my snickersnee, My snickersnee!"

  2. 2
    fighting with knives wordnet
  3. 3
    A knife fight. archaic

Synonyms

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cut-and-thrustknife fightknife fight

Example

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"As he squirmed and struggled, And gurgled and guggled, I drew my snickersnee, My snickersnee!"

Etymology

An alteration of snick or snee.

Related phrases

snick or sneesnicker snack

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