/ suːk; NAmE ; sʊk/ noun ( informal , AustralE , NZE , CanE )
1.
a person who is not brave
SYN coward , crybaby
2.
a young cow that has been fed from a bottle, not by its mother
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: dialect variant of the noun suck .
/ suːk; NAmE ; sʊk/ noun ( informal , AustralE , NZE , CanE )
1.
a person who is not brave
SYN coward , crybaby
2.
a young cow that has been fed from a bottle, not by its mother
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: dialect variant of the noun suck .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005