The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Useful Scots word: Sneck
What about sneck asked someone after reading my article on snib? Good question. Snecks and snibs are quite closely associated because both of them relate to the shutting of entrances and exits. A sneck is a latch on a door or gate that is lifted by raising a small lever, the lever being traditionally known