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snickersnee definition

snick·er·snee (snik′ər snē′)

noun

Rare a large knife, designed for use as a thrusting and cutting weapon

Etymology: < snick or snee, earlier stick or snee, combat with knives < Du steken, to thrust, stab + snijden, to cut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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