sneck

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sneck, v. t. [See Snatch.].

 To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door.  [1913 Webster]

Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace.

sneck, n. 

 A door latch.  [1913 Webster]

Sneck band, a latchstring. Burns. -- Sneck drawer, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; -- called also sneckdraw. -- Sneck drawing, lifting the latch.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sneck, n. & v. Sc. & N.Engl.
--n. a latch.
--v.tr. latch (a door etc.); close or fasten with a sneck.

Etymology

ME, rel. to SNATCH