wauk
1 Britishverb
verb
Etymology
Origin of wauk
C15: variant of walk
Example Sentences
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My sel micht wauk up at the saft fitfa' O' my bonnie departin dame; But gien she lo'ed me ever sae sma' I micht bide it—the weary same!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald
But soin yo can wauk slap to th’ train in a jiffey.
From Th' History o' Haworth Railway fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
O for a wauk at even, somewhere abowt 6 or 7, When the Son be gwain to bed, with his fase all fyree red.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
Eh, gien he wud but wauk up, what a man he would mak!
From Salted with Fire by George MacDonald
An’ wats wur case nur all, you’ve hed to wauk, wet and dry, thro’ thick an’ thin, i’ all sorts o’ weather, to Keighla, wen you’ve wanted to go on th’ continent or to London.
From Th' History o' Haworth Railway fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
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