meak
/miːk/(also meake, make) English regional (chiefly East Anglian ). Now rare
noun
An implement with a long handle and crooked iron or blade used to pull up or cut down peas, bracken, reeds, etc. Compare pea-make, pease-meak.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls. Origin uncertain; perhaps originally a variant of mike.
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