bouk (plural bouks)
(UK dialectal or obsolete) The belly.
(UK dialectal) The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself.
(UK dialectal) The carcass of a slaughtered animal.
• Kubo, boku, buko
Source: Wiktionary
Bouk, n. Etym: [AS. bĂĽcbauch, Icel. bĂĽ body.]
1. The body. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Bulk; volume. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
