"pawk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɔːk/ Forms: pawks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: See Puck Head templates: {{en-noun}} pawk (plural pawks)
  1. (Scotland) A wile Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Astacideans Synonyms: pauk Derived forms: pawkery, pawky
    Sense id: en-pawk-en-noun-wZ0Pzb4P Disambiguation of Astacideans: 92 8 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɔːk/ Forms: pawks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} pawk (plural pawks)
  1. A small lobster.
    Sense id: en-pawk-en-noun-qQSITS8L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1749, An Elegy on the Late Mass John T-, Minister of the Gospel at M--, page 16",
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          "ref": "1768, William Wilkie, Fables, page 118",
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