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duke D0418200 (do͞ok, dyo͞ok)n.1. A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.2. A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries.3. Used as the title for such a nobleman.4. dukes Slang The fists: Put up your dukes!5. Botany A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry.intr.v. duked, duk·ing, dukes To fight, especially with fists: duking it out.
[Middle English, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc-, leader, from dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 4, short for Duke of Yorks, rhyming slang for forks, fingers.]dukes (djuːks) pl nslang the fists (esp in the phrase put your dukes up)[C19: from Duke of Yorks rhyming slang for forks (fingers)]Translationsdukes
dook1. verb, slang To defecate What, are you dooking in there? Come on, let's go!2. noun, slang Feces. What, are you taking a dook in there? Come on, let's go!dukesslang Fists. I put up my dukes, expecting him to strike me at any moment. I ain't gonna let nobody insult my good character—come on and put up your dukes!See also: dukedukes1. n. the fists. Okay, brother, put your dukes up. 2. n. the knees. He went down on his dukes and prayed for all sorts of good stuff. See also: dukeEncyclopediaSeeDukeDukes
Dukes (dūks), Avoid the incorrect form Duke and Duke's.Cuthbert E., British pathologist, 1890-1977. See: Dukes classification.
Dukes (dūks), Avoid the incorrect forms Duke and Duke's.Clement, English physician, 1845-1925. See: Dukes disease, Filatov-Dukes disease. DUKES
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