Etymology

snick or snee

Today it means: To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon. Full definition →

Dutch steken of snijden
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  1. Dutch · derived fromsteken of snijden
  2. English todaysnick or snee

From Dutch steken of snijden (literally “to stab or cut”). The initial st- later assimilated to the sn- of snick.

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