drouk

[ drook ]
/ druk /

verb (used with object) Scot.

to wet thoroughly; drench.

Origin of drouk

1505–15; < Old Norse drukna to be drowned; cognate with Old English druncnian to drown

Words nearby drouk

dross, drossy, droste-hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove, drover, drown

British Dictionary definitions for drouk

drouk

drook

/ (drʊk) /

verb

(tr) Scot to drench; soak

Word Origin for drouk

C16: of uncertain origin; compare Old Norse drukna to be drowned