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ecker

ecker is the alternative spelling of ekker.

Meaning of ekker

Noun

ekker (uncountable)

  1. (UK, school slang) Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
    • "Give me ekker," said Beatrice contemptuously. "There's no ekker in biking that I can see."1920, Edmée Elizabeth Monica Delafield, The Heel of Achilles, New York: Macmillan, published 1921, page 63
  2. (UK, school slang) Scholastic activity designed to develop or hone academic skills.
  3. (Australia, Ireland, broadly, school slang) Homework.
    • The dog ate my ekker.2015 September 19, hinault, “Chirch membership discussion”, in Boards.ie, retrieved 13 Jun 2017

Questions about ecker

What is ecker the alternative spelling of?
Ecker is the alternative spelling of ekker.

Words near ecker in the dictionary

  1. Eckels
  2. Eckenrod
  3. Eckenrode
  4. Eckenrodes
  5. Eckenrods
  6. ecker
  7. Eckerle
  8. Eckerles
  9. Eckerman
  10. eckermannite
  11. Eckermans

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