nacket

1 of 2

noun (1)

nack·​et

ˈnakə̇t

plural -s

Scottish

: a mischievous or brattish boy

nacket

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural -s

1

Scottish : a light lunch

2

Scottish : a small cake resembling a pasty

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

obsolete Scots nacket caddie at tennis, from Middle French naquet valet, caddie at tennis, probably from naquer to bite, gnaw, cheat, of imitative origin

Noun (2)

perhaps contraction of noon cate

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