rawk

plural rawks

1. YorkshireA thick fog.

   The rawk o' the hills, and the mist o' the mountains, / Like the reek o'a pot, and the smoke of a kiln, / Draws further off still, while the round sun is counting / His pulses o' light o' the morning so still.

   a. 1854, Clare, manuscript poems, quoted in 1854, Anne Elizabeth Baker, Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases, page 163

plural rawks

1. UKdialectalobsoletepossiblyA mark.

   'At drew all them rawks.

   1896 June 27, Yorkshire Weekly Post

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   Rawks o' muck dahn't side on his faace.

   1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words

   When the piece is on shade, cool down gradually and thoroughly to avoid “rawks” […]

   1943, Textile Colorist: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Practical Dyeing, Bleaching, Printing and Finishing, Dyes, Dyestuffs and Chemicals as Applied to Dyeing, volume 65, page 241

1. pronunciation spellinguncountablePronunciation spelling of rock (“music genre”).

   I enjoy listening to good rawk.

   1 more example

   RAWK: This is how people who start bands in order to meet porn stars spell rock.

   [2005 May, Chuck Klosterman, “The Rock Lexicon”, in SPIN, page 61

present singular third person rawks · participle present rawking · participle past rawked · past rawked

1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of rock.

   What do ya think 'bout it? It rawks!