"neuk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /njuːk/ Forms: neuks [plural]
Rhymes: -uːk Etymology: See nook. Head templates: {{en-noun}} neuk (plural neuks)
  1. (Scotland, Northumbria) A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - "Robert Burns", by William Allan Neilson (1917) Tags: Northumbria, Scotland
    Sense id: en-neuk-en-noun-NrTpo250 Categories (other): Northumbrian English, Scottish English
  2. (Scotland, Northumbria) A 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. Tags: Northumbria, Scotland
    Sense id: en-neuk-en-noun-Emay~3Rm Categories (other): Northumbrian English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 26 26 4 9 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 3 9 32

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See nook.",
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    {
      "form": "neuks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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        "Northumbria",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "A 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."
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northumbria",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/njuːk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nuke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neuk"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/uːk",
    "Rhymes:English/uːk/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See nook.",
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    {
      "form": "neuks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Scottish English"
      ],
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        "A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - \"Robert Burns\", by William Allan Neilson (1917)"
      ],
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          "corner"
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        "(Scotland, Northumbria) A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - \"Robert Burns\", by William Allan Neilson (1917)"
      ],
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        "Scotland"
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      "categories": [
        "Northumbrian English",
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      ],
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        "A 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."
      ],
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        "(Scotland, Northumbria) A 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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northumbria",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/njuːk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nuke"
    }
  ],
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}

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