drouk

[ drook ]

/ druk /

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verb (used with object) Scot.

to wet thoroughly; drench.

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Origin of drouk

1505–15; <Old Norse drukna to be drowned; cognate with Old English druncnian to drown

Words nearby drouk

dross, drossy, Droste-Hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove, drover, drown

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British Dictionary definitions for drouk

drouk

drook

/ (drʊk) /

verb

(tr) Scot to drench; soak

Word Origin for drouk

C16: of uncertain origin; compare Old Norse drukna to be drowned

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