sneck
sneck · snecks
A latch or catchA latch or catch.
/snɛk/
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A latch or catch.
(Northern England, Scotland)The nose.
A cut.
Origin
From Middle English snek, sneke, snekke, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots sneck. PoFrom Middle English snek, sneke, snekke, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots sneck. Possibly from Old English *snecce, from Proto-West Germanic *snakikā, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to blow; sniff; nibble”) and thus related to English snatch.
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