cack

1 of 3

intransitive verb

ˈkak,

-ä-

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal : to discharge excrement

2

dialectal : vomit

cack

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

dialectal

: dung, muck

cack

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈkak

plural -s

: a baby's heelless shoe with a soft leather sole

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Middle English cakken, from Latin cacare; akin to Greek kakkan to void excrement, Middle Irish cacc dung, and perhaps to Greek kakos bad

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Intransitive Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1820, in the meaning defined above

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