▪ I. † keak, v. Obs. rare.
(keːk)
Also 6 keke, 7 keake, keek.
[Imitative.]
intr. To cackle.
| 1545 R. Ascham Toxoph. ii. (Arb.) 130 Theues on a night had stolne Iupiter, had a gouse not a kekede. 1598 Herrings Tayle A ij, Helpe sportfull Muse to tune my gander-keaking quill. 1621 J. Taylor (Water P.) Taylor's Goose Wks. (1630) i. 104/1 The sober Goose..did harshly keake and hisse. 1634 T. Johnson Parcy's Chirurg. ii. (1678) 42 The Geese..take care, that by their keeking and their noise, they do not expose themselves to the rapacity of Birds of prey. |
▪ II. † keak, n. Obs. rare—1.
In 7 keake.
[f. prec. vb.]
A cackle, cackling.
| 1600 Breton Pasquils Mad-cappe (1626) B, He..Must be attentiue to the Ganders keake, Or giue a plaudite, when the Goose doth speake. [1878 Cumbld. Gloss. Suppl., Kayk, the cry of a goose.] |