clook

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

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clook(e
obs. form of cloak, cloke, clutch.

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