cack

[ kak ]

noun

1. a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cack¹

First recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Let me see—you hab him mout, and him nose, and de wery cack of him yeye.

From Project Gutenberg

Cack′ler, a fowl that cackles: a talkative, gossiping person; Cack′ling, noise of a goose or hen.

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Cack, cack, also garrulous gabble intermixed with whistling notes.

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Cap'n Eb says he never come so near bein' scared in his life; and, as to old Cack, he jest wilted right down in his chair.

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Cap'n Eb says he never see a fellow seem scareder than Cack did when he see Ketury a-standin' there.

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