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drouk
[drook]
verb (used with object)
Scot.
to wet thoroughly; drench.
drouk
/ drʊk /
verb
(tr) to drench; soak
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drouk1
1505–15; < Old Norse drukna to be drowned; cognate with Old English druncnian to drown
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drouk1
C16: of uncertain origin; compare Old Norse drukna to be drowned
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Example Sentences
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They drouk the lily an' the rose, An' mony flowerets fair, Yet they ne'er kiss a flower sae sweet As winsome Katie Blair.
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She wons by Kelvin's bonnie banks, Whar' thick the greenwoods grow, Whar' waters loupin' drouk the leaves While merrily they row.
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There sat a bottle in a bole, Beyont the ingle low, And ay she took the tither souk, To drouk the stowrie tow.
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There sat a bottle in a bole, Beyont the ingle low; And aye she took the tither souk, To drouk the stourie tow.
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