spek

British  

/ spek /

noun

1. bacon, fat, or fatty pork used for larding venison or other game

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Etymology

Origin of spek

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

I am use to zat,—I am use to have persons smile reeseeblement, to tap zere fronts, an' spek of ze strait-jackets.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various

I must kno all ov their relashuns, inkluding their mother-in-law, and if thare iz a blot on thur reputashun, as big as a fli spek, the dog wont sute me.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

"You spek of Henri Jolicœur, of Pierre Roche," he went on.

From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Leighton, Robert

Forthi spek forth, as ye begonne, Of Avarice upon mi schrifte.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

"I spek Anglish like an Anglishman, address to me the vord in Anglish."

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry