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\ ˈsȯk 
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\variants:
or Sac \ ˈsak , ˈsȯk \
, ˈsȯk \ plural Sauk or Sauks or Sac or Sacs
Definition of Sauk
: a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
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The first known use of Sauk was in 1722
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