1with object, and adverbial Dig out or up.
deep in their trenches the men stood, howking out the brown earth
Example sentencesExamples
- Sorry can't comment at the moment I'm too busy trying to howk an amazingly stubborn bogey from my scrunched up beak.
- Trump still wants to howk up Balmeadie?
- 1.1no object, with adverbial Search about by digging or rummaging.
Frankie howked among the beer cans
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Treat this book like a treasure map that tells ye whaur tae howk’, states the introduction.