jouk
or jook
[ jook ]
/ dʒuk /
noun
a sudden, elusive movement.
verb (used with or without object)
to dodge or duck.
Origin of jouk
First recorded in 1510–20; apparently variant of
duck2
Words nearby jouk
Example sentences from the Web for jouk
It was blithe and heartsome to go birling to Skeighan in the train; it was grand to jouk round Barbie on the nichts at e'en!
The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas BrownDo not now jouk, or bow, or yield to your adversaries in a hair-breadth.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for jouk
jouk
/ (dʒʊk) Scot /
verb
to duck or dodge
noun
a sudden evasive movement
Word Origin for jouk
C16: of uncertain origin