Etymology

keck

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Today it means: To heave or retch as if to vomit. Full definition →

Manx keck
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keck · verb1

Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).

keck · noun2

From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”).

keck · noun3

  1. Manx · derived fromkeck“shit”
  2. English todaykeck

From Manx keck (“shit”).

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