SNECK


Meaning of SNECK in English

sneck 1

/snek/ , n. Scot. and North Eng.

a door latch or its lever.

[ 1275-1325; ME snek ( k ); cf. SNATCH ]

sneck 2

— snecker , n.

/snek/ , Masonry.

n.

1. a small stone, as a spall, inserted into the spaces between larger pieces of rubble in a wall.

v.t.

2. to fill (spaces between larger stones) with snecks.

[ 1275-1325; ME; orig. uncert. ]

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