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dawk

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dawk

1[dawk, dahk]
–noun
dak.

dawk

2[dawk]
–noun
a person who advocates neither a conciliatory nor a belligerent national attitude.

Origin:
1965–70; d(ove) 1 + ( h)awk 1


dawkish, adjective

dak

[dawk, dahk]
–noun
1. transportation by relays of people or horses, esp. in the East Indies.
2. mail delivered by such transportation.
Also, dauk, dawk.


Origin:
1820–30; < Hindi ḍāk
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