Sneck vs Snick - What's the difference?
sneck | snick |
(Northern England, Scotland) A latch or catch.
*1980 , (JL Carr), A Month in the Country , Penguin 2010, p. 3:
*:The graveyard wall was in good repair, although, surprisingly, the narrow gate's sneck was smashed and it was held-to by a loop of binder twine.
(Northern England, Scotland) The nose.
A cut.
To cut or snip
:*1966': I reached out and ' snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
(cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
(cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
A small cut or mark.
A knot or irregularity in yarn.
a sharp clicking sound
:*1893': Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic ' snick . — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)
As nouns the difference between sneck and snick
is that sneck is (northern england|scotland) a latch or catch while snick is (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch or snick can be a sharp clicking sound.As verbs the difference between sneck and snick
is that sneck is to latch, to lock while snick is to cut or snip or snick can be to make something click, to make a clicking noise or snick can be .sneck
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* sneck-bend * sneck lifter * sneck posset * sneckyeat * sneck upReferences
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* ----snick
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Etymology 1
Probably from snick or snee .Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)