▪ I. ˈbeeking, vbl. n. Obs. exc. Sc.
[f. beek v.1 +-ing1.]
Exposure to genial warmth or heat.
| 1523 Fitzherb. Husb. §24 All the beykyng and drienge that can be had. 1623 Cockeram, Aprication, a beaking in the Sunne. |
▪ II. ˈbeeking, beaking, ppl. a. Obs. exc. Sc.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That gives genial warmth.
| c 1230 Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 269 Al þat pinende pik ne walde ham þunche bote a softe bekinde bað. a 1652 Brome Queene's Exch. ii. ii. Wks. III. 480 Our Masters grudge to give us wood Enough to make a beaking Bonfire. |