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cleek Definition

cleek (klēk)

noun

  1. Chiefly Scot. a large hook
  2. Golf
    1. the number one iron
    2. the number four wood

Etymology: Scot < ME cleke, cleche, pastoral staff, crosier < clechen, to seize, catch < OE *clæcan; akin to clyccan: see clutch

Browse dictionary entries near cleek

  1. ‹ CLEC
  2. ‹ cleavers
  3. ‹ cleaver
  4. ‹ cleave
  5. ‹ cleavage
  6. ‹ cleat
  7. ‹ clearwing
  8. ‹ Clearwater
  9. ‹ clearstory
  10. ‹ clearsighted
  1. clef ›
  2. cleft ›
  3. cleft lip ›
  4. cleft palate ›
  5. Cleisthenes ›
  6. cleistogamous ›
  7. cleistogamy ›
  8. clematis ›
  9. Clemenceau ›
  10. clemency ›