different between sneck vs snick
sneck
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sn?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
sneck (plural snecks)
- (Northern England, Scotland) A latch or catch.
- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus 2014, p. 2:
- 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.
- 1980, JL Carr, A Month in the Country, Penguin 2010, p. 3:
- The graveyard wall was in good repair, although, surprisingly, the narrow gate's sneck was smashed and it was held-to by a loop of binder twine.
- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus 2014, p. 2:
- (Northern England, Scotland) The nose.
- A cut.
Verb
sneck (third-person singular simple present snecks, present participle snecking, simple past and past participle snecked)
- (transitive) To latch, to lock.
- (transitive) To cut.
Derived terms
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [2]
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[3]
Anagrams
- Encks, necks
Scots
Verb
sneck (third-person singular present snecks, present participle sneckin, past sneckt, past participle sneckt)
- to click (with a computer mouse)
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snick
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sn?k/
Etymology 1
Probably from snick or snee.
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- (transitive) To cut or snip.
- (cricket) To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch.
- A small cut or mark.
- A knot or irregularity in yarn.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Imitative.
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- To make something click, to make a clicking noise.
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- A sharp clicking sound.
Etymology 3
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- Alternative form of sneck
Anagrams
- Nicks, nicks, scink
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