dook

American  

[dook] / duk /

noun

1. plug.

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dook ¹ British  

/ dʊk /

verb

1. to dip or plunge

2. to bathe

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noun

1. an instance of dipping, plunging, or bathing

dook ² British  

/ dʊk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dook

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Hundreds of people will be taking part in the 40th New Year's Day Loony Dook at South Queensferry.

From BBC

New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC

Dozens of swimmers have taken a New Year's Day dip into the Firth of Forth in the annual Loony Dook.

From BBC

The dook, a Scots word meaning to dip or plunge, began on 1 January 1987 when a group of friends went for a swim in the icy water as a hangover cure.

From BBC

This year there is no organisation behind it with the dook being run by locals.

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