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. glück, 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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