"sneck lifter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sneck lifters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneck lifter (plural sneck lifters)
  1. One who goes from door to door, first footing, on New Year's Eve. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sneck_lifter-en-noun-DRScR6Bn Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of British English: 85 11 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 1
  2. A burglar. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sneck_lifter-en-noun-gNOlZIe7
  3. A ghost. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sneck_lifter-en-noun-M4EDrR8T

Inflected forms

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