dook

[ dook ]

noun

plug (def. 17).

Origin of dook

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Words Nearby dook

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How to use dook in a sentence

No gypsy ever uses chal or engro as a separate word, or talks of the dukkering dook or of penning a dukkerin.
The Romany Rye | George Borrow
The big one did not deign a look, but walked along, like prince or dook.
Uncle Walt [Walt Mason] | Walt Mason
However, she always kept it concealed beneath a spotless dook.
Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
Kad-ju bar-dook, War-bung-a-loo, War-bung-a-loo, War-bung-a-loo.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2) | George Grey
But old Sara was given a dark dress of Aunt Lena's, and a new black dook to wear on her head.
Poppy | Cynthia Stockley

British Dictionary definitions for dook (1 of 2)

dook¹

douk

/ (dʊk) /

noun

Scot a wooden plug driven into a wall to hold a nail, screw, etc

Origin of dook

of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for dook (2 of 2)

dook²

verb

to dip or plunge
to bathe

noun

an instance of dipping, plunging, or bathing

Origin of dook

a Scot form of duck ²

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