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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English pūca, from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. The shortening of /uː/ before /k/ is possibly regular; compare souken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːk(ə)/, /ˈpuk(ə)/
Noun
pouke
- A malign spirit or creature.
- (figuratively, rare) A malign person.
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