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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1581-1596
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(Cuke,) Cuik, v. Also: kuik. [e.m.E. cook (1588), ME. coke (14th c., but rare).] intr. and tr. To cook. — 1581 Satirical Poems xliv. 193.
Sen Furie cuikis, it may staik thé ful veil The fyre to big, and scudle dischis clene 1596 Dalr. I. 94/35.
Thay hing it in the cruik … and sa thay kuik it verie commodiouslie vpon the fyre
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