snickersnee
[ snik-er-snee ]
noun
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
Origin of snickersnee
11690–1700; variant (by alliterative assimilation) of earlier stick or snee to thrust or cut <Dutch steken to stick2 + snij(d)en to cut
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British Dictionary definitions for snickersnee
snickersnee
/ (ˈsnɪkəˌsniː) /
nounarchaic
a knife for cutting or thrusting
a fight with knives
Origin of snickersnee
1C17 stick or snee, from Dutch steken to stick ² + snijen to cut
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