snickersnee

noun

snick·​er·​snee ˈsni-kər-ˌsnē 

ˈsni-kə-ˌsnē

: a large knife

Word History

Etymology

obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting, alteration of earlier steake or snye, from Dutch steken of snijden to thrust or cut

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above