Jouk
[jook] /dʒuk/ Scot.
noun
1.
a sudden, elusive movement.
verb (used with or without object)
2.
to dodge or duck.
/dʒʊk/
verb
1.
to duck or dodge
noun
2.
a sudden evasive movement
v.
see jook.
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