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Complete Definition of "boak"

English

Etymology
From Ger. (not attested in Old English); cognate with Dutch bulken �bellow�, German bolken �to roar�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b��k/

Verb
en-verb

  1. obsolete To burp.
  2. Scottish English To retch or vomit.
Quotations
1996, w:Irvine Welsh|Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting 1
:� God sake... god sake... Mr Houston repeated as Mrs Houston boaked and I made a pathetic effort to mop some of the mess back into the sheets.
1999, Ian Rankin, Black and Blue 2
1999, Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum 3

Scots

Pronunciation
IPA|/bok/, /b�k/

Verb
sco-verb|boaks|boakin|boakit|boakit

  1. context|Lallans|and|Ullans to vomit
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