About The Word Cleek
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Cleek
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What's The Definition Of Cleek?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cleek: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cleek: See Also | Cleek In Webster's Dictionary \Cleek\, n.
1. A large hook or crook, as for a pot over a fire; specif.,
an iron-headed golf club with a straight, narrow face and
a long shaft.
2. Act of cleeking; a clutch. [Scot.]
\Cleek\, v. t. [pret. {Claught}; pret. & p. p. {Cleeked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleeking}.] [ME. cleken, clechen, to seize, clutch; perh. akin to E. clutch.] [Scot & Dial. Eng.] 1. To seize; clutch; snatch; catch; pluck. 2. To catch or draw out with a cleek, as a fish; to hook. 3. To hook or link (together); hence, to marry. --Scott. |
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