British Dictionary definitions for wauk (2 of 2)
wauk2
waulk
/ (wɔːk) /
verb
(tr) Scot to full (cloth)
Origin of wauk
2C15: variant of walk
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How to use wauk in a sentence
Like the smith's dog, sleep at the sound o' the hammer, and wauk at the crunching o' teeth.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopThe huge legs of the wauk-mill took no more seven-leagued strides nowhither.
Robert Falconer | George MacDonaldwauk sat very close to him, with elbows on her knees, looking as though she would much prefer to be squatted down upon the floor.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 | Frances M.A. Roe
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