"keak" meaning in English

See keak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keaks [present, singular, third-person], keaking [participle, present], keaked [participle, past], keaked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} keak (third-person singular simple present keaks, present participle keaking, simple past and past participle keaked)
  1. (archaic) To cackle or laugh. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-keak-en-verb-I3YxCcGK
  2. (Yorkshire) To jerk a limb or tilt the head. Tags: Yorkshire
    Sense id: en-keak-en-verb-CiEhRj4M Categories (other): Yorkshire English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 19 18 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 18 18 42

Inflected forms

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        "(archaic) To cackle or laugh."
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        "To jerk a limb or tilt the head."
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