See Also: iridoavulsion(medicine)

walk (iou) and iridoavulsion (medicine)


walk (iou)



walk verb2 trans. Now dial. & Hist. Also (Scot.) waulk. ME.
[Middle & mod. Low German, Middle & mod. Dutch walken (cf. WALK verb1); perh. partly from WALKER noun1.]
= FULL verb1 2. Also (Scot.), thicken, make hard or callous. ME.
transf. Beat (a person). E16-E18.
Comb.: walk-mill = fulling-mill s.v. FULL verb1 2; waulking song Scot. a rhythmic Gaelic song with many verses and a chorus, formerly sung while walking cloth.

iridoavulsion (medicine)


iridoavulsion
Avulsion, or tearing away, of the iris.