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bowks

bowks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowk.

Meaning of bowk

Verb

bowk (third-person singular simple present bowks, present participle bowking or bowkin, simple past and past participle bowked)

  1. (Geordie) To belch, to burp.
    • "That made me bowk," he said; and he bowked again. He took another swig with caution, and gave the bottle to David, and they swigged at it in turn.1966, William Mayne, Earthfasts, Peter Smith, published 1989, →ISBN, page 37
  2. (UK) To vomit.
    • At that point another of my guests, a highly respected Newcastle art gallery owner by the name of Rashida, bowked up all over the floor behind me.2004, Chris Donald, Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of Viz, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 275

Questions about bowks

What is bowks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bowks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowk.

Words near bowks in the dictionary

  1. bowkin
  2. bowking
  3. bowkite
  4. bowknot
  5. bowknots
  6. bowks
  7. bowl
  8. bowl a googly
  9. bowl along
  10. bowl barrow
  11. bowl barrows

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