"give a sneck posset" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives a sneck posset [present, singular, third-person], giving a sneck posset [participle, present], gave a sneck posset [past], given a sneck posset [participle, past]
Etymology: From sneck (“latch”) + posset (“curdle, turn”). Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> a sneck posset|head=give a sneck posset}} give a sneck posset (third-person singular simple present gives a sneck posset, present participle giving a sneck posset, simple past gave a sneck posset, past participle given a sneck posset)
  1. (idiomatic, British) To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them. Tags: British, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-give_a_sneck_posset-en-verb-VPoyk6WL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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