1. n.1 a a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill. b the similar projecting jaw of other animals, e.g. a turtle.
2 sl. a hooked nose.
3 Naut. hist. the projection at the prow of a warship.
4 a spout.
Derivatives:
beaked adj. beaky adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF bec f. L beccus, of Celt. orig. 2. n. Brit. sl.
1. a magistrate.
2 a schoolmaster.
Etymology: 19th c.: prob. f. thieves' cant