Etymology

cleek

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Today it means: A large hook. Full definition →

Scots cleek
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cleek · noun, verb1

  1. Scots · borrowed fromcleek
  2. Scots · borrowed fromcleek
  3. English todaycleek

Borrowed from Scots cleek.

Cleek · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*klukā“stone”
  2. Old English · derived fromcleaca“stepping stone”
  3. English todayCleek

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Glück. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Clerke, Clerk, and from Old English cleaca (“stepping stone”), from Proto-Celtic *klukā (“stone”).

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