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GLEEKING
Verb
gleeking
present participle of gleek
Anagrams
• geekling, kegeling
Source: Wiktionary
GLEEK
Gleek, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gelacan, Sw. leka to play, Dan. lege.]
1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.] Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks Shak.
2. Etym: [Cf. Glicke]
Definition: An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. Beau. & Fl.
Gleek, v. i.
Definition: To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak.
Gleek, n. Etym: [OF. glic, G. glĂĽck, fortune. See Luck.]
1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn.
2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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