Sneck \Sneck\, v. t. [See Snatch.]

To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sneck \Sneck\, n. A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)