dawk

¹

[ dawk, dahk ]

noun

1. dak.

dawk

²

[ dawk ]

noun

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

dawk

¹

/ dɔːk /

noun

1. See hand
   dialect.
   a Northern English dialect word for hand

dawk

²

/ dɔːk /

noun

1. See dak
   a variant spelling of dak

Other Words From

• dawkish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dawk¹

1965–70; d(ove) ¹ + ( h)awk ¹

Example Sentences

Fust theah hosses got into a loco patch, an' one dawk night walked oveh a clift thinkin' it were thu aidge o' a sun crack.

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Travelling by dawk is a very speedy mode of conveyance, well known in India.

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I have requested the post-master to send all our letters to Fyzabad by the regular dawk from Thursday next, the 13th.

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A boat for the conveyance of letters in India; dawk being the Hindostanee for mail.

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In the meantime, her letters had been forwarded by dawk to Calcutta.

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