- howking
- digging. N.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
howking
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tattie-howking — tattˈie lifting or tattˈie howkˈing noun The potato harvest • • • Main Entry: ↑tattie … Useful english dictionary
howk — I. ˈhōk dialect Britain variant of hawk II. verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English holken; akin to Middle Low German holken to hollow out; derivatives from the root of Old English hol hollow more at hole transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
