{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sneck-drawing — sneckˈ drawing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sneck … Useful english dictionary
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 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
sneckdraw — 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
