keck
Americanverb (used without object)
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to retch; be nauseated.
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to feel or show disgust or strong dislike.
verb
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to retch or feel nausea
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to feel or express disgust
noun
Etymology
Origin of keck
First recorded in 1595–1605; perhaps akin to choke
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What! do we talk Of paring, clipping, and such tedious work, Like those that hang their noses o'er a potion, And qualm, and keck, and take it down by sips!
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Sir Walter Scott
While Fritzi appeared keck at intervals, Gard did not see any excuse for agreeing with the scandalous hints Von Tielitz and Messer threw out about her.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Stuart Oliver Henry
Bacon has "Patients must not keck at them at the first."
From The Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift
Ye're a member o' the Cawmittee, I obsairve, sae I'll hae to keck up a bet row wi' ye.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
"Here, keck in, Tom," he continued; "ye hev the lantern—and see if all's as ye left it."
From Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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