Thesaurus: sneck

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1. v. t. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door.
2. n. A door latch.
3. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak. 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.
4. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak.
5. v. t. To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. n. A door latch.