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beak

[beek]
–noun
1. the bill of a bird; neb.
2. any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill.
3. anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher.
4. Slang. a person's nose.
5. Entomology. proboscis (def. 3).
6. Botany. a narrowed or prolonged tip.
7. Nautical. (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.
8. Typography. a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.
9. Also called bird's beak. Architecture. a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.
10. Chiefly British Slang.
a. a judge; magistrate.
b. a schoolmaster.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME bec < OF < L beccus < Gaulish


beaked [beekt, bee-kid] , adjective
beakless, adjective
beaklike, adjective
beaky, adjective
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beak

  1. n.
    a nose. : What a beak on that guy!
  2. in.
    to gossip; to chatter. : Stop beaking and get to work.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

beak 
c.1220, "bird's bill," from O.Fr. bec, from L. beccus, said by Suetonius ("De vita Caesarum" 18) to be of Gaulish origin, perhaps from Gaulish beccus, possibly related to Celt. stem bacc- "hook." Or there may be a link in O.E. becca "pickax." Jocular sense of "human nose" is from 1854.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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