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Webster 1913 Edition


Sneck

Sneck

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Snatch
.]
To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Sneck up
,
be silent; shut up; hold your peace.
Shak.

Sneck

,
Noun.
A door latch.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Sneck band
,
a latchstring.
Burns.
–
Sneck drawer
,
a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; – called also
sneckdraw
.
–
Sneck drawing
,
lifting the latch.