pawky
[paw-kee]
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adjective, pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est. Chiefly British.
cunning; sly.
Origin of pawky
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Historical Examples of pawky
The routhie bield that gars the gearIs gone where glint the pawky een.
The Book of Humorous VerseVarious
Then came to the West End a masterful man, a Scotchman, pawky and hard.
Held for OrdersFrank H. Spearman
It has a number of sweet Scottish verses, plaintive or pawky.
They say pawky means sorter cute an' cunnin', like in Scotch.
Two KnapsacksJohn Campbell
The pawky barn boss, who possessed perfectly the art of tantalizing innuendo, thus stirred the bar-room pool to the depths.
Laramie Holds the RangeFrank H. Spearman
pawky
adjective pawkier or pawkiest
Word Origin for pawky
C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin
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