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jouk(2)(dictionary)

jouk(2) (iou)



jouk verb2. Scot. & north. Also jook. LME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. rel. to DUCK verb.]
verb intrans.
a. Bend oneself supply like a tumbler or acrobat. Only in LME.
b. Bow, esp. quickly or jerkily, in salutation or obeisance. M16.
verb intrans. Bend or turn the body quickly and neatly downwards or sideways to avoid a missile, blow, etc.; dodge; duck. E16.
b. Dart or spring neatly out of the way or out of sight; hide, skulk. E16.
R. L. Stevenson Jouk in here among the trees.
verb trans. Evade or dodge by ducking, bending, or springing aside. L18.