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AMUCK

A*muck", a. & adv. Etym: [Malay amoq furious.]

Definition: In a frenzied and reckless. To run amuck, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of "bhang," and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately. Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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