English Explanatory Dictionary

bowk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To belch, to burp.
  2. To vomit.

Pronunciation

/boʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bowk.wav

Word forms

bowk bowks bowking bowkin bowked bolk

Etymology

From Middle English bolken, bulken, alteration of earlier balken, from Old English bealcan (“to belch; utter”). Compare Dutch bulken (“to roar”), German bölken. More at bolk.

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