"howk" meaning in Scots

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Verb

Forms: howks [present, singular, third-person], howkin [participle, present], howkit [past], howkit [participle, past]
Etymology: From earlier holk, from Middle English holken, from holk (“a hollow part, cavity”), see holk. Cognate with Low German holken (“to make hollow, hollow out”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|holken}} Middle English holken, {{cog|nds|holken||to make hollow, hollow out}} Low German holken (“to make hollow, hollow out”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|howks|present participle|howkin|simple past|howkit|past participle|howkit|head=}} howk (third-person singular simple present howks, present participle howkin, simple past howkit, past participle howkit), {{sco-verb|howks|howkin|howkit}} howk (third-person singular simple present howks, present participle howkin, simple past howkit, past participle howkit)
  1. to dig
    Sense id: en-howk-sco-verb-Dmbqc2e4
  2. to dig out, uproot
    Sense id: en-howk-sco-verb-lDRAhYGR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 38 14 25 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 44 13 22 12 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 6 58 9 17 11
  3. to mine or quarry
    Sense id: en-howk-sco-verb-b1DKVuTT
  4. to dig into, investigate
    Sense id: en-howk-sco-verb-Jd~WgHdo
  5. to root, burrow (pigs etc)
    Sense id: en-howk-sco-verb-H9iMFYj9
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          "dig",
          "dig"
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