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单词 jouk
释义

jouk

or jook

[ jook ]
/ dʒuk /
Scot.

noun

a sudden, elusive movement.

verb (used with or without object)

to dodge or duck.

Origin of jouk

First recorded in 1510–20; apparently variant of duck2

Words nearby jouk

joual, Joubert, Joubert's syndrome, jougs, Jouhaux, jouk, Joukahainen, joule, Joule effect, Joule's law, Joule-Thomson effect
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Example sentences from the Web for jouk

  • It was blithe and heartsome to go birling to Skeighan in the train; it was grand to jouk round Barbie on the nichts at e'en!

    The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
  • Do not now jouk, or bow, or yield to your adversaries in a hair-breadth.

    Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for jouk

jouk
/ (dʒʊk) Scot /

verb

to duck or dodge

noun

a sudden evasive movement

Word Origin for jouk

C16: of uncertain origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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