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noun

Sneck n. A door latch. (Scot. & Prov. Eng.)

Sneck band, a latchstring.

Sneck drawer, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; called also sneckdraw.

Sneck drawing, lifting the latch.

verb

Sneck v. t. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. (Scot. & Prov. Eng.)

Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace.

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Etymology of 'Sneck'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the wind o'er Donocht head, The snaw drives snelly thro' the dale, The Gaberlunzie tirls my sneck, And, shivering, tells his waefu' tale. "Cauld is the night, O let me in, And dinna let your minstrel fa', And dinna let his winding-sheet Be naething but a ...

— The Letters of Robert Burns • Robert Burns