dawk

¹ American  

[dawk, dahk] / dɔk, dɑk /

noun

1. dak.

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dawk ² American  

[dawk] / dɔk /

noun

1. a person who advocates neither a conciliatory nor a belligerent national attitude.

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dawk ¹ British  

/ dɔːk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of dak

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dawk ² British  

/ dɔːk /

noun

1. dialect a Northern English dialect word for hand

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Other Word Forms

• dawkish adjective

Etymology

Origin of dawk

1965–70; d(ove) ¹ + ( h)awk ¹

Example Sentences

Still, Brzezinski characterized himself as a “dawk,” suggesting that he might have had reservations about other aspects of American policy in Southeast Asia.

From Seattle Times

One tweet in response to Dawkins' retirement announcement came from Elway himself, who wrote, "Congratulations on a Hall of Fame career, Dawk!!!"

From Seattle Times

Dak, d�k, Dawk, dawk, n. in India, the mail-post: travelling in palanquins carried by relays of bearers.

From Project Gutenberg

He us a dawk man, a tolable dawk man, wid black hair an dawk eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the hawks were originally in the majority, according to the Post, opinions finally merged, and everybody joined Dean Rusk as a "dawk or a hove."

From Time Magazine Archive