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fok.

a foresail

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɔk/
  1. a foresail

    masculine
  2. by comparison, of shape: a nose

    Southern · masculine
  3. by comparison, of shape: the head of a cogwheel

    masculine
  4. by comparison, of shape: a pair of glasses

    dialectal · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch focke, further origin unclear. Possibly from the verb vocken (“to blow”), itself of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Faroese fokka (“jib”), though this could have been a reverse borrowing. Both of these could be from Proto-Germanic *fuk(k)ōn- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug-néh₂-.

noun/fɔk/
  1. the activity or business of breeding (notably of domesticated animals)

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the verb fokken.

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