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yeuk.

itch, a prickly feeling

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. itch, a prickly feeling

    Northumbria · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyn (“itching”) and yuke (“an itching disease”)), from Middle Dutch jucken, jocken (“to itch”), from Old Dutch *jukken, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”). Doublet of itch.

verb

  1. to itch, irritate the skin

    Northumbria · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyn (“itching”) and yuke (“an itching disease”)), from Middle Dutch jucken, jocken (“to itch”), from Old Dutch *jukken, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”). Doublet of itch.

noun

  1. An administrative division.

    Hong-Kong · dated
Where this word comes from

From Cantonese 約 /约 (joek3).

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