I. ˈklēk verb
( claught ˈklȯḵt ; or cleeked ˈklēkt ; or claucht ˈklȯḵt ; cleeked ; cleeking ; cleeks )
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) cleken; probably akin to Old English clyccan to clutch — more at clutch
transitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to seize or clutch : snatch , pluck
2. chiefly Scotland : to catch or draw out : hook
intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to link arms : go arm in arm
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) cleke hook, act of clutching, from cleken, v.
1. chiefly Scotland
a. : a large hook or crook (as for a pot over a fire)
b. : fishhook
2. : either of two golf clubs:
a. : a narrow-bladed driving iron formerly in use for short drives
b. : a number four wood