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snickersnee
[ snik-er-snee ]
noun
- a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
snickersnee
/ ˈsnɪkəˌsniː /
noun
- a knife for cutting or thrusting
- a fight with knives
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snickersnee1
1690–1700; variant (by alliterative assimilation) of earlier stick or snee to thrust or cut < Dutch steken to stick 2 + snij ( d ) en to cut
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snickersnee1
C17 stick or snee, from Dutch steken to stick ² + snijen to cut
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