Definition of duke
(Entry 1 of 3)
duke
verb
duked; duking
Definition of duke (Entry 2 of 3)
duke it out
: to engage in a fight and especially a fistfight
Duke
biographical nameDefinition of Duke (Entry 3 of 3)
Benjamin Newton 1855–1929 and his brother James Buchanan 1856–1925 American tobacco industrialists
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The first known use of duke was in the 12th century
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