yeuk

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English

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Etymology 1

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From (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyn (itching) and yuke (an itching disease)), from Middle Dutch jucken, jocken (to itch), from Old Dutch *jukken, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (to itch). Doublet of itch.

Noun

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yeuk (plural yeuks)

  1. (Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling

Verb

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yeuk (third-person singular simple present yeuks, present participle yeuking, simple past and past participle yeuked)

  1. (Scotland) to itch, irritate the skin

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Etymology 2

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From Cantonese (joek3).

Noun

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yeuk (plural yeuks)

  1. (Hong Kong, dated) An administrative division.
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