sook

Verb

Alternative spelling of suck.

Noun

1. (Scotland, rare) Familiar name for a calf.
2. (US, dialectal) Familiar name for a cow.
3. (Australia, New-Zealand) A poddy calf.

Intj

1. (Scotland) A call for calves.
2. (US, dialectal) A call for cattle.
3. (Newfoundland) A call for cattle or sheep.

Noun

1. (Atlantic-Canada, Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang) A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward.
2. (Atlantic-Canada, Australia, New-Zealand, slang) A sulk or complaint; an act of sulking.

Noun

Alternative spelling of souq (“Arab market”).

Noun

A mature female Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).

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seek

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Etymology

Inherited from Old English: sūcan

In summary

English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.

Synonyms

coward

souk

craven

crybaby

cry-baby

quakebuttock

Translations

watje

Feigling

mietje

Memme

codardo

Schlappschwanz

Jammerlappen

faible

Schwächling

mauviette

άνανδρος

femminella

vigliacca

cagasotto

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