rouk
American
[rouk]
/ raʊk /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rouk
First recorded in 1580–90; variant of roke, perhaps from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse reykr “smoke”; see also reek ( def. )
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