snick or snee

English

Etymology

From Dutch steken ‘stab’ of ‘or’ snijden ‘cut’. The st- of steken or steek later assimilated to the sn- of snick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snɪk ɔː sniː/

Verb

snick or snee

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