snick or snee — snick and snee or snick or snee see ↑snickersnee • • • Main Entry: ↑snick … Useful english dictionary
snick and snee — intransitive verb see snickersnee I … Useful english dictionary
Snee — may refer to: *snick and snee (to thrust or cut), fight using a sword like knife *snickersnee, obsolete slang term referring to a large knife (from snick and snee ) *Chris Snee (born 1982), a starting guard for the New York Giants *Dennis Snee,… … Wikipedia
Snick — Snick, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.] 1. A small cut or mark. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. [1913 Webster] 3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snee — /snē/ (obsolete) intransitive verb To cut ORIGIN: Du snijden to cut • • • snick and snee, snick or snee, stick or snee see ↑snickersnee … Useful english dictionary
snick — I. verb Etymology: probably from obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut and thrust fighting more at snickersnee Date: circa 1700 transitive verb 1. archaic to cut through 2. to cut slightly intransitive verb to perform a light cutting action II … New Collegiate Dictionary
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
snickersnee — [snik′ər snē΄] n. [< snick or snee, earlier stick or snee, combat with knives < Du steken, to thrust, stab + snijden, to cut] Rare a large knife, designed for use as a thrusting and cutting weapon … English World dictionary
snickersnee — noun /ˌsnɪk.əˈsniː,ˌsnɪk.ɚˈsniː/ a) A large sword like knife, especially one used as a weapon. As he squirmed and struggled, b) A knife fight. And gurgled and guggled, See Also: snick or snee, snicker snack … Wiktionary
snickersnee — noun Etymology: obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut and thrust fighting, alteration of earlier steake or snye, from Dutch steken of snijden to thrust or cut Date: circa 1775 a large knife … New Collegiate Dictionary
