snickersnee

noun

snick·er·snee ˈsni-kər-ˌsnē

ˈsni-kə-ˌsnē

: a large knife

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Etymology

obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting, alteration of earlier steake or snye, from Dutch steken of snijden to thrust or cut

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snickersnee was circa 1775

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