bouk

US /buk/ UK /buːk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
Scots and dialectal word for the body, bulk, or trunk

The great bouk of the bull filled the narrow stall.

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Synonyms

1 noun · scots and dialectal word... body bulk trunk frame carcass

Etymology

A Scots and dialectal word from Old English būc ('belly, trunk, body, pitcher'), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ('belly, body').

būc Old English *būkaz Proto-Germanic

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# bouk

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /buk/
**IPA (UK):** /buːk/

## Meanings
1. Scots and dialectal word for the body, bulk, or trunk

## Examples
- The great bouk of the bull filled the narrow stall.

## Synonyms
- body
- bulk
- trunk
- frame
- carcass

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: būc
- Root: *būkaz

## Etymology
A Scots and dialectal word from Old English būc ('belly, trunk, body, pitcher'), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ('belly, body').

## AI Etymology
Bouk is a Scots and dialectal word from Old English būc ('belly, trunk, body, pitcher'), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ('belly, body'). The historical trail runs through būc in Old English and *būkaz in Proto-Germanic. Used as a noun, bouk now means "Scots and dialectal word for the body, bulk, or trunk", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The word is therefore part of the inherited Germanic layer of English, even where later usage has narrowed, broadened, or specialized the sense.

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