sneck

sneck
sneck1
/snek/, n. Scot. and North Eng.
a door latch or its lever.
[1275-1325; ME snek(k); cf. SNATCH]
sneck2
snecker, n.
/snek/, Masonry.
n.
1. a small stone, as a spall, inserted into the spaces between larger pieces of rubble in a wall.
v.t.
2. to fill (spaces between larger stones) with snecks.
[1275-1325; ME; orig. uncert.]

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  • Sneck — Sneck, v. t. [See {Snatch}.] To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Sneck up}, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sneck up — Sneck Sneck, v. t. [See {Snatch}.] To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Sneck up}, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Sneck — Le nom est porté dans le Nord Pas de Calais. On trouve aussi, en Belgique et dans les Ardennes, les formes apparemment équivalentes Snoeck, Snoeckx, Snoek. Deux possibilités : soit un ancien prénom (équivalent de Sénèque ?), soit un surnom lié au …   Noms de famille

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  • sneck — I Yorkshire Dialect Door latch II Glesga Glossary To kiss someone III Cleveland Dialect List the latch (small bar of metal) of a door or wicket; [verb] to fasten IV A Geordie Dictionary The latch on a door V North Country (Newcastle) Words the… …   English dialects glossary

  • sneck — n. & v. Sc. & N.Engl. n. a latch. v.tr. latch (a door etc.); close or fasten with a sneck. Etymology: ME, rel. to SNATCH …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sneck band — Sneck Sneck, n. A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Sneck band}, a latchstring. Burns. {Sneck drawer}, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; called also {sneckdraw}. {Sneck drawing}, lifting the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sneck drawer — Sneck Sneck, n. A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Sneck band}, a latchstring. Burns. {Sneck drawer}, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; called also {sneckdraw}. {Sneck drawing}, lifting the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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