sneck

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

sneck (plural snecks)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) A latch or catch.
2. (Northern England, Scotland) The nose.
3. A cut.

Verb

sneck (third-person singular simple present snecks, present participle snecking, simple past and past participle snecked)

1. (transitive) To latch, to lock.
2. (transitive) To cut.

Derived terms

• sneck-bend
• sneck lifter
• sneck posset
• sneckyeat

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[2]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[4]

Anagrams

• necks

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Scots

Verb

tae sneck (third-person singular simple present snecks, present participle sneckin, simple past sneckt, past participle sneckt)

1. to click (with a computer mouse)