snick or snee

English

Etymology

From Dutch steken of snijden (literally “to stab or cut”). The initial st- later assimilated to the sn- of snick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɪk ɔː sniː/

Verb

snick or snee (third-person singular simple present snicks or snees, present participle snicking or sneeing, simple past and past participle snicked or sneed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon.

Related terms

• snickersnee