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Scots
Etymology
From earlier holk, from Middle English holken, from holk (“a hollow part, cavity”), see holk. Cognate with Low German holken (“to make hollow, hollow out”).
Verb
howk (third-person singular simple present howks, present participle howkin, simple past howkit, past participle howkit)
- to dig
- to dig out, uproot
- to mine or quarry
- to dig into, investigate
- to root, burrow (pigs etc)