snick or snee

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.