reak
/riːk/(also reek) Now historical and Scottish
noun
A prank; a playful or capricious trick, a riotous practice. Chiefly in plural Compare rex.
- Usually in to keep (also play) reaks..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Gascoigne (d. 1577), author and soldier. Origin uncertain, as is the earliest form of the word. Apparently related to rex: see discussion at that entry. Perhaps compare also freak.
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- stockfish
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- stockholder
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- Stockholm
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- stockinet
- stockinette
- stocking
- stocking cap
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