English
Etymology
From Dutch steken �thrust, stick� + snee, a dialectal variant of snijden �cut�. The st- of steken later assimilated to the sn- of snee.
Pronunciation
IPA|/snɪk �: sni:/
Verb
snick or snee
- context|intransitive|obsolete to cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon
Related terms
snickersnee
Category:Dutch derivations
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