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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AK, v. (See quot.) [ɑ:k]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Ak, to vomit, be sick. Usually in combin. “akan an' spewan.”

[Cf. Sh. Ag, v.2, and Norw., aga, to feel sick; but prob. influenced by, if not deriv. from, Eng. hawk, to clear the throat, spit.]

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