drawk

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noun

Ryegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.

OriginMiddle English drauke ← Middle Welsh drewc →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

drawk1

noundrawk (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableRyegrass, darnel, cockle, tare, or wild oats.
  2. archaicuncountableGrass growing as a weed among corn.

drawk2

verbdrawk (third-person singular simple present drawks, present participle drawking, simple past and past participle drawked)

present singular third person drawks · participle present drawking · participle past drawked · past drawked

  1. UKdialectalTo drench with water.

Origin

drawk · noun

  1. Middle Welshdrewc“darnel”
  2. Middle Englishdrauke
  3. Englishdrawk

From Middle English drauke. Possibly from Middle Welsh drewc (“darnel”), in which case related to Gaulish *drāyāka or Latin dravoca. Compare also Dutch dravik.

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drawk · verb

  1. Middle Scotsdrawken
  2. Englishdrawk

From Middle Scots drawken, perhaps akin to Old Norse drukna.

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Cite this entry
APA

drawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawk

MLA

“drawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drawk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawk.

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