Bouk

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baÊŠk/, /bəʊk/

Alternative forms

• bouke

Origin

From Middle English bouk, from Old English būc ("belly, stomach, pitcher"), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ("belly, body"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- ("to blow, swell"). Cognate with Scots bouk, bowk, buik ("body, carcass"), Dutch buik ("belly"), German Bauch ("belly, stomach"), Swedish buk ("belly, abdomen"), Icelandic búkur ("torso"). See also bucket.

Full definition of bouk

Noun

1. (UK dialectal or obsolete) The belly.
2. (UK dialectal) The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself.
3. (UK dialectal) The carcass of a slaughtered animal.