sook

[ sook ]

/ sʊk /

noun

Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby.

interjection

Midland U.S. (used to summon cows from the pasture).

Origin of sook

1890–95; probably from earlier sense “calf reared by hand,” perhaps suck(-calf), with spelling representing N England, Scots pronunciation of suck (but earliest cited pronunciation of sook is (so̅o̅k))

Words nearby sook

Sonya, Soo, Soo Canals, Soochow, sooey, sook, sool, soon, sooner, sooner or later, Sooner State

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Example sentences from the Web for sook

The photographic fantasies of In Sook Kim peek inside the private worlds of people who live in glass houses.
The Art of Voyeurism|Paul Laster|April 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Here on one side lay the sook of the jewellers, and on the opposite were arrayed the tiny stalls of the dealers in copper wares.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
What pleasure should she be able to sook out o' his keeping ding-ding-danging on about that woman?
Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie
Ye're like the lambs—ye do naething but sook and wag your tail.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

These are sold in the sook at about six-pence a dozen, cotton included.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia|M. E. Hume-Griffith
Our stay at Sook, though unintentional, seemed to be in right ordering, for service opened up there.
Eli and Sibyl Jones|Rufus Matthew Jones

British Dictionary definitions for sook (1 of 2)

sook¹

/ (sʊk) /

noun

Southwest English dialect a baby

derogatory a coward

NZ informal a calf

Word Origin for sook

perhaps from Old English sūcan to suck, influenced by Welsh swci swead tame

British Dictionary definitions for sook (2 of 2)

sook²

souk

Scot

verb

to suck

noun

the act or an instance of sucking

a sycophant; toady

Word Origin for sook

Old English sūcan

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单词	sook
释义	sook [ sook ] / sʊk / noun Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby. interjection Midland U.S. (used to summon cows from the pasture). Origin of sook 1890–95; probably from earlier sense “calf reared by hand,” perhaps suck(-calf), with spelling representing N England, Scots pronunciation of suck (but earliest cited pronunciation of sook is (so̅o̅k)) Words nearby sook Sonya, Soo, Soo Canals, Soochow, sooey, sook, sool, soon, sooner, sooner or later, Sooner State Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sook The photographic fantasies of In Sook Kim peek inside the private worlds of people who live in glass houses. The Art of Voyeurism\|Paul Laster\|April 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Here on one side lay the sook of the jewellers, and on the opposite were arrayed the tiny stalls of the dealers in copper wares. God Wills It!\|William Stearns Davis What pleasure should she be able to sook out o' his keeping ding-ding-danging on about that woman? Tommy and Grizel\|J.M. Barrie Ye're like the lambs—ye do naething but sook and wag your tail. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop These are sold in the sook at about six-pence a dozen, cotton included. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia\|M. E. Hume-Griffith Our stay at Sook, though unintentional, seemed to be in right ordering, for service opened up there. Eli and Sibyl Jones\|Rufus Matthew Jones British Dictionary definitions for sook (1 of 2) sook¹ / (sʊk) / noun Southwest English dialect a baby derogatory a coward NZ informal a calf Word Origin for sook perhaps from Old English sūcan to suck, influenced by Welsh swci swead tame British Dictionary definitions for sook (2 of 2) sook² souk Scot verb to suck noun the act or an instance of sucking a sycophant; toady Word Origin for sook Old English sūcan 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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