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beek

[beek] Scot. and North England
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire.
2. (of wood) to season by exposure to heat.
–noun
3. Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire.

Origin:
1200–50; ME beken, akin to bake (perh. < Gmc *bōkjan)
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