Bouk Definition

noun

(UK dialectal) The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself.

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(UK dialectal) The carcass of a slaughtered animal.

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Other Word Forms of Bouk

Noun

Singular:
bouk
Plural:
bouks

Origin of Bouk

  • From Middle English bouk, from Old English būc (“belly, stomach, pitcher”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Scots bouk, bowk, buik (“body, carcass”), Dutch buik (“belly”), German Bauch (“belly, stomach”), Swedish buk (“belly, abdomen”), Icelandic búkur (“torso”). See also bucket.

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