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pawk

/pɔːk/

pawk noun: a wile.

Noun (1)

pawk (plural pawks)

  1. (Scotland) A wile
    • So blyth was he , and fou ' of pawks; -- But yet he's dead!1749, An Elegy on the Late Mass John T-, Minister of the Gospel at M--, page 16
    • and a laird May find a beggar sae prepar'd, Wi pawks and wiles, whar pith is wantin, As soon will mak him rue his tauntin.1768, William Wilkie, Fables, page 118

Noun (2)

pawk (plural pawks)

  1. (obsolete) A small lobster

Forms of pawk

pluralpawks
alternative formpauk

Origin of pawk

See Puck

Unknown

Words formed from pawk

Words that rhyme with pawk

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about pawk

What does pawk mean?
Pawk means a wile.
What part of speech is pawk?
Pawk is a noun.
How do you pronounce pawk?
Pawk is pronounced /pɔːk/.
What is the plural of pawk?
The plural of pawk is pawks.

Words near pawk in the dictionary

  1. pawing off
  2. pawing up
  3. pawings
  4. pawjob
  5. pawjobs
  6. pawk
  7. pawkery
  8. pawkier
  9. pawkiest
  10. pawkily
  11. pawkiness

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