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Webster 1913 Edition


Louk

Louk

(louk)
,
Noun.
An accomplice; a “pal.”
[Obs.]
There is no thief without a
louk
.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


louk

louk

English

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Verb

louk (third-person singular simple present louks, present participle louking, simple past and past participle louked)

  1. (transitive) To weed; pull up weeds.

Etymology 2

From Middle English louken, from Old English lūcan (to close, lock), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (to close, lock), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend, turn). More at lock.

Verb

louk (third-person singular simple present louks, present participle louking, simple past and past participle louked)

  1. Alternative form of lock

Etymology 3

From Middle English louk, louke, loke, of uncertain origin.

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Noun

louk (plural louks)

  1. (obsolete) An accomplice; partner; comrade.