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dawk.

To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɔːk/
  1. To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To cut or mark with an incision; gash.

    transitive
  3. To dig up weeds.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old English dalc (“pin”). More at dalk.

noun/dɔːk/
  1. A hollow or crack in timber.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old English dalc (“pin”). More at dalk.

noun
  1. A person who advocates neither an aggressive nor a conciliatory political attitude (especially in foreign policy).

Where this word comes from

Blend of dove + hawk. Coined by American author Donald S. Zagoria in 1967 (see quotation).

noun
  1. Alternative form of dak (“Indian post system”).

    alt-of · alternative
noun
  1. Archaic form of dhak (“flame of the forest tree (Butea monosperma)”).

    alt-of · archaic
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