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Definition of Sneck
1. v. t. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door.
2. n. A door latch.
Definition of Sneck
1. Noun. (context: Northern England Scotland) A latch or catch. ¹
2. Noun. (context: Northern England Scotland) The nose. ¹
3. Noun. A cut. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To latch, to lock. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To cut. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sneck
1. a latch [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sneck
Literary usage of Sneck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"sneck-band, the outside string through a hole in the door, for lifting the ...
sneck-hooal, the hole in the door through which the finger from the outside ..."
2. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"sneck is often used to denote a stroke of the seis« •are, S. " Emberiza ...
To sneck, va To secure by a latch or bolt, S. stones which go from side to side, ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"sneck-BAND, The string fastened to the latch, and passed through a hole to the
outside of the door. ..."
4. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"«en To sneck PIN, ». a. To pat in small sto the larger ones in a wall, and daub
the lime, SB Aberd.; synon. ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"So a False sneck, a catch without a latch, which can only be ... sneck, v.—To
put down the sneck or catch so as to fasten the door. ..."
6. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"sneck, the lift latch or light fastening of a door or ga. te. The sneck is lifted
from outside either by a flat thumb plaie and lever, or simply by putting ..."
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