cleuk

noun

ˈkl(y)ük

variants or less commonly clook

ˈklük

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: claw, hand, grasp, clutch

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (northern dialect) cluk, cluke, cloke; akin to Middle English cleken to catch or snatch

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