snickersnee

[ snik-er-snee ]

noun

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

snickersnee

/ ˈsnɪkəˌsniː /

noun

1. a knife for cutting or thrusting
2. a fight with knives

Word History and Origins

Origin of snickersnee¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snickersnee¹

C17 stick or snee, from Dutch steken to stick ² + snijen to cut