snickersnee

English

WOTD – 1 July 2008

Etymology

An alteration of snick or snee.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsnɪk.əˈsniː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌsnɪk.ɚˈsniː/
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Noun

snickersnee (plural snickersnees)

A large sword-like knife, especially one used as a weapon.
- 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, "The criminal cried as he dropped him down", The Mikado
  As he squirmed and struggled,
  
  And gurgled and guggled,
  
  I drew my snickersnee,
  
  My snickersnee!
(archaic) A knife fight.

Related terms

Translations

a large sword-like knife

Finnish: leuku (fi)

a knife fight

Czech: souboj na nože

Finnish: puukkotappelu

References

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