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bolk

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bolken, balken (“to vomit, overflow”), from Old English bealcian (“to belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out, give forth, emit, come forth”), from Proto-Germanic *balkōną, *belkaną (“to belch”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Dutch balken, bulken (“to bellow”), German bölken (“to roar”). See also belch.

  1. inherited from *balkōną✻
  2. inherited from bealcian — “to belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out, give forth, emit, come forth”
  3. inherited from bolken

Definitions

  1. To belch.

  2. To vomit

    To vomit; retch.

  3. To heave.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To gush out.

    2. To belch out

      To belch out; give vent to; ejaculate.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA