wauk
1 Britishverb
verb
Etymology
Origin of wauk
C15: variant of walk
Example Sentences
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L before k is silent; as in balk, walk, talk; pronounced bauk, wauk, tauk.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
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
Wi’ Keighla foak we are behind, An’s hed to wauk agin wur mind; But soin th’ crookt-legg’d ens thay will find We’ll keep em wi’ a Railway.
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
"Ye winna wauk the hoose, will ye, sir?" she added presently.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Sae aff gangs wullin' Girsie Broon, To wauk the druggist wast the toon.
From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by David Rorie
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