Category:Sneck

Sneck, v. t. Etym: [see snatch.]

Defn: to fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [scot. & prov. Eng.] Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak.

Sneck Sneck, n.

Defn: 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.