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Pawk

Pawk, n.

noun

A small lobster.

If they [lobsters] be under four inches, they are called pawks. Travis.

Pawk'y, a.

adjective

a. [A-S. pæccan, pæcan, to deceive, L. Ger. paiken, to appease by caressing.] Arch; cunning. [Prov. Eng.]