cleuk

cleuk
\\ˈkl(y)ük\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) cluk, cluke, cloke; akin to Middle English cleken to catch or snatch — more at cleek
chiefly Scotland : claw, hand : grasp, clutch

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cleuck, cleuk
see cluke, clutch.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • clook — I. ˈklük variant of cleuk II. noun ( s) Etymology: Pennsylvania German gluck, from Middle High German kluck, of imitative origin Midland : cluck II 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cleuck — cleuck, cleuk see cluke, clutch …   Useful english dictionary

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