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puckaun

UK/pʌkˈɔːn/US/pʌkˈɔn/

puckaun noun: a he-goat.

Noun

puckaun (plural puckauns)

  1. (Ireland) A he-goat.
    • Riley's puckaun again, said Mr. Nolan, I can smell him from here.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

Forms of puckaun

pluralpuckauns
alternative formpuckawn

Origin of puckaun

Borrowed from Irish pocán.

Words that rhyme with puckaun

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Questions about puckaun

What does puckaun mean?
Puckaun means a he-goat.
What part of speech is puckaun?
Puckaun is a noun.
How do you pronounce puckaun?
Puckaun is pronounced /pʌkˈɔːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of puckaun?
The plural of puckaun is puckauns.

Words near puckaun in the dictionary

  1. Puckapunyal
  2. puckaul
  3. puckaulies
  4. puckauls
  5. puckauly
  6. puckaun
  7. puckauns
  8. puckawn
  9. puckball
  10. puckballs
  11. puckbunnies

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