cauk

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noun

ˈkȯk,

-ȧk-

plural -s

dialectal, British

: chalk, limestone

cauk

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transitive verb (1)

"

-ed/-ing/-s

Scottish

: chalk

cauk

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"

dialectal British variant of cawk:1

cauk

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transitive verb

ˈkäk,

-ȯk-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to secure by a tenon

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English (northern dialect) calke, from Old English (northern dialect) calc (in other dialects cealc)

Transitive verb

probably alteration of cock (to cog)

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