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neuk

/njuːk/

noun

A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - "Robert Burns", by William Allan Neilson (1917)

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Meanings

nounneuk (plural neuks)

plural neuks

NorthumbriaScotlandA corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - "Robert Burns", by William Allan Neilson (1917)
NorthumbriaScotlandA bend (e.g. in a coast) …the fleet, after exploring the harbours, had doubled the East Neuk, passed safely through St Andrews Bay, and entered the Firth of Tay. --Chronicles of Strathearn (1896) - Rev. John Hunter.

Origin

See nook.

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Rhymes with neuk

look duke luke nuke chinook fluke juke rebuke nuc zouk uke kook toque mook Nuuk jook souq cuke tuque bashi-bazouk huke nuque peruke spruik

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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