snook¹ /snook/

Any of several marine fishes, including the cobia, robalo, garfish, or (in S Africa and now elsewhere also snoek /snook/) the barracouta (Thyrsites atun)

snook² /snŭk or snook/

The gesture of putting the thumb to the nose with the fingers held upright and spread out, to express derision, defiance, etc (also snooks)

cock a snook

To make that gesture (also figurative)

snook³ /snook/, snoke /snōk/ or (Scot) snowk /snowk/

1. To snuff or smell about
2. To lurk, prowl or sneak about

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