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   sneck

   /snɛk/

   noun

   • 1. a latch on a door or window: "she quietly lifted the sneck and slipped out"

   verb

   • 1. close or fasten (a door or window) with a latch: "sneck the door and hide under the bed when they come"

   Word Origin Middle English: obscurely related to snatch.

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   What does Sneck mean?

   • A cut. sneck (third-person singular simple present snecks, present participle snecking, simple past and past participle snecked) ( transitive) To latch, to lock. ( transitive) To cut. sneck (third-person singular simple present snecks, present participle sneckin, simple past sneckt, past participle sneckt)

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   Where did the word Sneck come from?

   • The evidence for this word is found mostly in the northern counties and parts of Scotland, and references in the OED take its history back to the early fourteenth century. The etymology is said to be obscure but a ‘sneck’ was most commonly the iron latch of a door and that meaning has changed little over the centuries.

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   What is Sneck up?

   • Definition of sneck up. chiefly dialectal. : to make oneself scarce —usually used in the phrase go sneck up.

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   When was Sneck first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb sneck is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for sneck is from around 1440, in Promptorium Parvulorum. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). sneck is formed within English, by conversion.

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   What is an example of a Sneck?

   • 1) The EDD has several late examples of ‘sneck’ where the reference is to a small piece of land jutting into a neighbouring field; an irregular projection in the boundary line.

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   What does sneak mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SNEAK definition: 1. to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly: 2. to secretly…. Learn more.

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNECK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   sneck in British English. (snɛk ) noun. 1. a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height. 2. dialect, mainly Scottish and Northern England. the latch or catch of a door or gate. verb. 3. dialect, mainly Scottish and Northern England.

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   Sneck definition: a door latch or its lever.. See examples of SNECK used in a sentence.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › sneck_v1sneck, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sneck. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect and Scottish English.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · sneck is a word with different meanings in English and Scots. In English, it can mean a latch, a cut, or a nose. In Scots, it can mean to click with a computer mouse.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sneckSneck - definition of sneck by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. (Building) a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height. 2. dialect chiefly Scot and Northern English the latch or catch of a door or gate. vb. dialect chiefly Scot and Northern English to fasten (a latch) [C15 snekk, of uncertain origin] sneck. ( snɛk) n, vb. a Scot word for snick.

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb sneck mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb sneck. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English. Entry status.

9. stooryduster.co.uk › scottish-word › sneckSneck. | Scottish Words Illustrated - Stooryduster

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   sneck: to catch, or to latch something (gate), or a name for the latch itself. “I just knew binder twine would fail to function as a finishing tape, it doesn’t break.” The Scottish Word: sneck with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.