snickersnee

snick·er·snee  (snkr-sn)

n.

1. A knife resembling a sword.

2. Archaic The act of fighting with knives.

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[Alteration of obsolete stick or snee, to cut and thrust in fighting with a knife, partial translation of Dutch steken of snijden : steken, to stab (from Middle Dutch; see steig- in Indo-European roots) + of, or + snijden, to cut (from Middle Dutch sniden).]

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snickersnee [ˈsnɪkəˌsniː]

n Archaic

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a knife for cutting or thrusting

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a fight with knives

[C17 stick or snee, from Dutch steken to stick² + snijen to cut]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snickersnee - fighting with knives                 cut-and-thrust, knife fight fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"