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Definition of pawky - 2 dictionary results

pawk⋅y

  [paw-kee]
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–adjective, pawk⋅i⋅er, pawk⋅i⋅est. Chiefly British.
cunning; sly.
Origin:
1670–80; Scots pawk trick + -y 1

Related forms:
pawk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
pawk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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pawk·y   (pô'kē)   
adj.   pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est Chiefly British
Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.

[From English dialectal pawk, a trick.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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