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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Geck

Gēck, n.

noun

n. [Ger. geck, D. gek, Sw. gäck, D. giek. Cf. GAWK.]

  1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]
  2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. [Obs.]

To become the geck and scorn O’ the other’s villainy. Shak.

Gēck, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [M. H. Ger. gecken, O. D. ghecken. See — supra.] To cheat, trick, or gull. [Obs.] Johnson.