cuken.
/kjuːk/ colloquial.
= cucumber n.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > cucumber
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > cucumber
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1903 Postcard in Merriam-Webster files 1 Aug. Received to-day and sold. 3 Boxes Cukes $2.12½. M. Homburger.
1949 O. Nash Versus 96 Who coined these words that strike me numb?..The cuke, the glad, the lope, the mum.
1960 J. Symons Progress of Crime xiv. 88 You know what he's like, cool as a cuke.
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n.1903- duplicament
- duplicand
- duplicando
- duplicands
- duplicatable
- duplicate
- duplicate ague
- duplicate bridge
- duplicate proportion
- duplicate whist
- duplicated
- duplicately
- duplicates
- duplicating
- duplicating machine
- duplicating paper
- duplicating skin
- duplication
- dwele
- dwell
- dwell in the past
- dwell on, upon
- dwell on, upon in
- dwelled
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