spek

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noun

Southern African bacon, fat, or fatty pork used for larding venison or other game

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Word Origin for spek

Afrikaans

Words nearby spek

speedy, speel, speer, speir, speiss, spek, Speke, spelaean, speleology, speleotherapy, spelk

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How to use spek in a sentence

Specular, spek′ū-lar, adj. resembling a speculum: having a smooth reflecting surface: assisting vision, serving for inspection.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Subinspector, sub′in-spek-tor, n. a subordinate or assistant inspector.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Again, in answer to Cayphas's outrageous scream of fury, 'Spek man, spek!
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne
It's an honor to stand befacin' such a audonce to spek a wor'r'd,' he says, 'for me frend, James de Duggan.'
William Adolphus Turnpike|William Banks

The position was formed by some small boulders, overhung by spek-boem, and it commanded an ample view of anything passing beneath.
A Secret of the Lebombo|Bertram Mitford