{Sneck up}, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 latch.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sneck — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bertha Sneck (1916–2010), US amerikanische Lektorin in China Liisa Maria Sneck (* 1968), finnische Eishockeyspielerin Marco Sneck (* 1978), finnischer Musiker Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
sneck — sneck the door, latch the door. The sneck or snecket of the door is, according to Skinner, the string which draws up the latch, to open the door ; perhaps from the Dutch word SNAPPEN, to snatch ; because, when the door is to be opened, it is… … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
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
sneck up — intransitive verb Etymology: sneck of unknown origin chiefly dialect : to make oneself scarce usually used in the phrase go sneck up … Useful english dictionary
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
