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howk

\ ˈhōk \

Definition of howk 

(Entry 1 of 2)

dialectal British variant of

howk

verb
\ " \
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of howk (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

dialectal, British : to hollow out : excavate, dig —often used with a preposition lobsters had got at it … and howked pieces out of it —E. F. Benson

intransitive verb

dialectal, British : dig the dog was howking in the yard

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History and Etymology for howk

Verb

Middle English holken; akin to Middle Low German holken to hollow out; derivatives from the root of Old English hol hollow

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