keck en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kɛk/
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Etymology
Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To heave or retch as if to vomit.
The faction (is it not notorious?) / Keck at the memory of Glorious [William III of England]: […]
1728, Jonathan Swift, “A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, […], new edition, volume VII, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1801, →OCLC, page 404:Indeed Erskine never opened his mouth, in Watt's presence, except to eat, or belch, or cough, or keck, or muse, or sigh, or sing, or sneeze.
1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kecks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| kecking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kecked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kecked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
bg гадя се (heave as if to vomit)