snickersnee

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    fighting with knives

Word Origin

snickersnee (n.)
1690s, originally "fight with knives," from snick-or-snee (1610s), from Dutch steken "to thrust, stick" + snijden "to cut" (compare German schneiden; see schnitzel).