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snickersnees

snickersnees is the plural of snickersnee.

Meaning of snickersnee

Noun

snickersnee (plural snickersnees)

  1. (dated) A large, sword-like knife, especially one used as a weapon.
    • As he squirmed and struggled,
      And gurgled and guggled,
      I drew my snickersnee,
      My snickersnee!1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”, in […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC
  2. (archaic) A knife fight.

Questions about snickersnees

What is snickersnees the plural of?
Snickersnees is the plural of snickersnee.

Words near snickersnees in the dictionary

  1. Snickers pies
  2. Snickers salad
  3. Snickers salads
  4. Snickerses
  5. snickersnee
  6. snickersnees
  7. snickery
  8. snicket
  9. snickets
  10. snicking
  11. snicking or sneeing

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