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dawk |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dawk \Dawk\, n. See {Dak}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dawk \Dawk\, v. t. [Prov. E. dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk; cf OE dalk a dimple. Cf Ir tolch, tollachd tolladh a hole, crevice, toll to bore, pierce, W. tyllu.] To cut or mark with an incision; to gash. --Moxon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dawk \Dawk\, n. A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber. --Moxon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dak \Dak\ (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post mail also the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. --Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak stage. {To travel by dak}, to travel by relays of palanquins or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.