bouk
bouk · bouks
The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itselfThe trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself.
/buːk/
Meaning
3 senses(UK, dialectal)The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself.
(UK, dialectal)The carcass of a slaughtered animal.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)The belly.
Origin
From Middle English bouk, from Old English būc (“belly, stomach, pitcher”), from Proto-WesFrom Middle English bouk, from Old English būc (“belly, stomach, pitcher”), from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Doublet of bucket.
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