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drawk

drawk noun: ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.

Noun

drawk (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.
  2. (archaic) Grass growing as a weed among corn.

Verb

drawk (third-person singular simple present drawks, present participle drawking, simple past and past participle drawked)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To drench with water.

Forms of drawk

third-person singular presentdrawks
present participledrawking
past participledrawked
pastdrawked

Origin of drawk

From Middle English drauke. Possibly from Middle Welsh drewc (“darnel”), in which case related to Gaulish *drāyāka or Latin dravoca. Compare also Dutch dravik.

From Middle Scots drawken, perhaps akin to Old Norse drukna.

Questions about drawk

What does drawk mean?
Drawk means ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.
What part of speech is drawk?
Drawk can be a noun or a verb.

Words near drawk in the dictionary

  1. drawing-rooms
  2. drawingroom
  3. drawingrooms
  4. drawings
  5. drawish
  6. drawk
  7. drawkcab
  8. drawked
  9. drawking
  10. drawknife
  11. drawknifed

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