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howk (iou)



howk verb. Now chiefly dial. Also (earlier) holk. LME.

verb trans. Hollow out by digging; excavate; dig out or up; unearth. LME.
B. Marshall Deep in their trenches the hairy men stood, howking out the brown earth. W. McIlvanney Ah canny see beyond the seam that Ah'm tryin' tae howk.
verb intrans. Dig; search about; find. E16.
R. Kipling Dan hiked and howked with a boat-hook (the brook was too narrow for sculls).