snick or snee

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Loading...

Sources

1
SNICKERSNEE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting , alteration of earlier steake or snye, from Dutch steken of snijden to thrust or cut. www.merriam-webster.com
www.merriam-webster.com 0.0 10.0 0.0
2
snick or snee - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(intransitive, obsolete) To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon. Related terms. edit · snickersnee. en.wiktionary.org
en.wiktionary.org 0.0 5.0 0.0
3
snick or snee, v. & n. meanings, etymology and more
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the phrase snick or snee. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
www.oed.com 0.0 3.0 0.0
4
snick or snee
† snick or snee, v. and n. Obs. Also 7 steake or snye, stick or snee, 8 snic or snee; 7–8 snick-or-snee. [orig. ad. Du. steken (G. stechen) to thrust, stick, and snijen, snijden (G. schneiden) to cut, with subsequent assimilation of the st- of the first word to the sn- of the second. In the first qu... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
5
snick-a-snee, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
OED's earliest evidence for snick-a-snee is from 1673, in the writing of Aphra Behn, writer. snick-a-snee is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. www.oed.com
www.oed.com 0.0 2.0 0.0
6
Society-Lifestyle: Colonial Dictionary
Snick or snee was altered in the 18th century into snickersnee, a knife-combat, or the knife; Washington Irving used the word in FATHER KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY ... www.colonialsense.com
www.colonialsense.com 0.0 2.0 0.0
7
snick-a-snee
snick-a-snee ? Obs. Also 7 -sne. [Cf. prec. and snick or snee.] 1. A combat with cut-and-thrust knives.1673 A. Behn Dutch Lover iii. iii, There lies my sword, and..I tell you I am as good at Snick-a-sne as the best Don of you all. 1688 B. Willy On Dutch War in Jane Barker Poet. Recreat. ii. 56 But t... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 1.5 0.0
8
Snick-or-snee Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
verb (intransitive, obsolete) To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon. www.yourdictionary.com
www.yourdictionary.com 0.0 1.0 0.0
9
In a word: snickersnee - Baltimore Sun
You are probably most familiar with this word for a large knife (pronounced SNICK-er-snee) from Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado. www.baltimoresun.com
www.baltimoresun.com 0.0 1.0 0.0
10
SND :: snaesnicksnee - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Snack adj., adv., n.2, v.2 · Snackery n. · Snackle n. · Snack-skate n. comb. · Snae n., v. · Snae-snick-snee n. · Snaff v. · Snaffle v., n. www.dsl.ac.uk
www.dsl.ac.uk 0.0 1.0 0.0
11
Snickersnee | A large knife; also *obsolete* snick or snee to engage ...
Snickersnee | A large knife; also *obsolete* snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting, alteration of steake or snye, from Dutch ... www.reddit.com
www.reddit.com 0.0 1.0 0.0
12
An Interesting Word – Snickersnee - Concerning Writing
A snickersnee, according to The Free Online Dictionary, is an archaic word that means “a knife resembling a sword” or “the act of fighting with ... concerningwriting.wordpress.com
concerningwriting.wordpress.com 0.0 1.0 0.0
13
snick and snee
snick and snee ? Obs. Also 7 snic (snik) and snee, snick and sneer. [See snick or snee.] 1. a. v. To thrust and cut. b. adv. With thrusting and cutting. c. n. = snick-a-snee 1.c 1645 Howell Lett. i. xli, None must carry a pointed Knife about him; which makes the Hollander, who is us'd to Snick and S... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
14
Crosswordese
unofficially, WISC) WYO – Wyoming Weaponry and warfare ENOLA – Enola Gay, airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb ETO – European Theater of Operations SNEE – obsolete term for a dagger ("[Snick's partner]") Miscellaneous crosswordese ALAMO – mission in San Antonio, Texas, where the Battle of the Alamo wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
15
snik-a-snee
snik-a-snee variant of snick-a-snee. Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0