Etymology

dawk

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Today it means: To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture. Full definition →

Old English dalc
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dawk · verb, noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromdalc“pin”
  2. English todaydawk

Ultimately from Old English dalc (“pin”). More at dalk.

dawk · noun2

Blend of dove + hawk. Coined by American author Donald S. Zagoria in 1967 (see quotation).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdalc all →

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