geck

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geck - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Geck \Geck\, n. [D. gek fool, fop; akin to G. geck; cf. Icel.
     gikkr a pert, rude person.]
     1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]
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     2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. [Obs.]
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              To become the geck and scorn
              O'the other's villainy.               --Shak.
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  Geck \Geck\, v. t. [Cf. OD. ghecken, G. gecken. See Geck, n.]
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     1. To deride; to scorn; to mock. [Prov. Eng.]
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     2. To cheat; trick, or gull. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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  Geck \Geck\, v. i.
     To jeer; to show contempt. --Sir W. Scott.
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