colk
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Possibly from Old English *colc, from Proto-West Germanic *kolk (“hollow, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *kulukaz, *kelukaz, *kelukô, a diminutive of *kelǭ (“throat”).
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Noun edit
colk (plural colkes)
- apple core (centre of an apple)
- (rare) bolt (metal fastener)
- (rare) charcoal (as the "core" of wood)
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Descendants edit
- >? English: coke
References edit
- “colk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.