Keck
[kek] or [kɛk]
Definition
(v. i.) To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.
(n.) An effort to vomit; queasiness.
Edited by Lester
Definition
v.i. to retch feel loathing.—n. a retching.
Checked by Danny
Examples
- Oh, a term that came up in the French Revolution, said Keck. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You have only to look at Keck, who manages the 'Trumpet. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That was a rattling article yesterday, Keck, said Dr. Sprague, with sarcastic intentions. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Editor: William