sneck

¹

[ snek ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. a door latch or its lever.

sneck

²

[ snek ]

noun

1. a small stone, as a spall, inserted into the spaces between larger pieces of rubble in a wall.

verb (used with object)

1. to fill (spaces between larger stones) with snecks.

sneck

¹

/ snɛk /

noun

1. a Scot word for snick

sneck

²

/ snɛk /

noun

1. a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height
2. dialect.
   the latch or catch of a door or gate

verb

1. dialect.
   to fasten (a latch)

Other Words From

• snecker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sneck¹

1275–1325; Middle English snek ( k ); snatch

Origin of sneck²

1275–1325; Middle English; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of sneck¹

C15 snekk, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

I’m all for great names – I too have posed in front of the Crotch Crescent street sign and sniggered while walking past Bell End – but there is something slightly seedy about the image of a grown man jangling the coins in his trouser pocket a little too enthusiastically as he stares down at the pump labels covered in thick-breasted women and orders a pint of Love Muscle, Jingle Knockers, Dizzy Blonde, Sneck Lifter, or Rumpy Pumpy.

From The Guardian

Unsneck, un-snek′, v.t. to draw the sneck or bar of a door.

From Project Gutenberg

Sneck′-draw′er, one who lifts the latch for thievish ends, a mean thief.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

—Sneck up is a stage direction for hiccup, which Sir Toby was likely to observe after his "pickle herring."

From Project Gutenberg

Sneck the door," cried the husband, "and we'll try to catch it.

From Project Gutenberg