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из словаря Merriam-Webster Online:
snickersnee
Main Entry: snick·er·snee
Pronunciation: (Произношение)
Function: noun
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
: a large knife
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Из словаря Bartleby.com:
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000)
snickersnee
SYLLABICATION: snick·er·snee
PRONUNCIATION: (Произношение)
NOUN: 1. A knife resembling a sword. 2. Archaic The act of fighting with knives.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of obsolete stick or snee, to cut and thrust in fighting with a knife, partial translation of Dutch steken of snijden : steken, to stab (from Middle Dutch; see steig - in Appendix I) + of, or + snijden, to cut (from Middle Dutch sniden).
snickersnee
Main Entry: snick·er·snee
Pronunciation: (Произношение)
Function: noun
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
: a large knife
Или вот.
Из словаря Bartleby.com:
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000)
snickersnee
SYLLABICATION: snick·er·snee
PRONUNCIATION: (Произношение)
NOUN: 1. A knife resembling a sword. 2. Archaic The act of fighting with knives.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of obsolete stick or snee, to cut and thrust in fighting with a knife, partial translation of Dutch steken of snijden : steken, to stab (from Middle Dutch; see steig - in Appendix I) + of, or + snijden, to cut (from Middle Dutch sniden).
