cack

[ kak ]

noun

Origin of cack

First recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin

Let me see—you hab him mout, and him nose, and de wery cack of him yeye.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2) | Michael Scott
cack′ler, a fowl that cackles: a talkative, gossiping person; cack′ling, noise of a goose or hen.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
cack, cack, also garrulous gabble intermixed with whistling notes.
Color Key to North American Birds | Frank M. Chapman
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.
Oldtown Fireside Stories | Harriet Beecher Stowe
Cap'n Eb says he never see a fellow seem scareder than cack did when he see Ketury a-standin' there.
Oldtown Fireside Stories | Harriet Beecher Stowe

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