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sook

Pronunciation: /suːk/

The English word “sook” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Familiar name for a calf.
  2. Familiar name for a cow.
  3. A poddy calf.
  4. A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward.
  5. A sulk or complaint; an act of sulking.
  6. A mature female Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).

interjection

  1. A call for calves.
  2. A call for cattle.
  3. A call for cattle or sheep.

Etymology

English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.

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