sneckdraw

noun

variants or sneck drawer

chiefly Scottish

: a sly crafty person trying to worm his way in

Word History

Etymology

sneckdraw from sneck entry 1 + draw (verb); sneck drawer from Middle English snek-drawer, from snek, snekk sneck + drawer

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