Keck
//kɛk// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). dialectal, uncountable
- 2 animal dung uncountable
Verb
- 1 To heave or retch as if to vomit. intransitive
"The faction (is it not notorious?) / Keck at the memory of Glorious [William III of England]: […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"The faction (is it not notorious?) / Keck at the memory of Glorious [William III of England]: […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).
Etymology 2
From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”).
Etymology 3
From Manx keck (“shit”).
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