wauk

1

/ (wɔːk) /


verb
  1. a Scot word for wake 1

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British Dictionary definitions for wauk (2 of 2)

wauk2

waulk

/ (wɔːk) /


verb
  1. (tr) Scot to full (cloth)

Origin of wauk

2
C15: variant of walk

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How to use wauk in a sentence

  • Like the smith's dog, sleep at the sound o' the hammer, and wauk at the crunching o' teeth.

    The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
  • The huge legs of the wauk-mill took no more seven-leagued strides nowhither.

    Robert Falconer | George MacDonald
  • wauk sat very close to him, with elbows on her knees, looking as though she would much prefer to be squatted down upon the floor.