snickersnee

American  

[snik-er-snee] / ˈsnɪk ərˌsni /

noun

1. a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

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snickersnee British  

/ ˈsnɪkəˌsniː /

noun

1. a knife for cutting or thrusting

2. a fight with knives

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Etymology

Origin of snickersnee

1690–1700; variant (by alliterative assimilation) of earlier stick or snee to thrust or cut < Dutch steken to stick ² + snij ( d ) en to cut

Example Sentences

The tongs went at it down there with hatchets and snickersnees, rival gangs of fallen men with names like Mock Duck and Girl Face.

From New York Times

The only two considerable alterations have to do with the word snickersnee, the history of which is now clearly traced, and the name Bendigo.

From Project Gutenberg

You only did about ten days' work yesterday in ten minutes, swinging this frightful snickersnee of yours.

From Project Gutenberg

"Make haste, make haste," says guzzling Jimmy While Jack pulled out his snickersnee.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, never shall I Forget the cry, Or the shriek that shrieked he, As I gnashed my teeth, When from its sheath I drew my snickersnee!

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