Rēak1, n.
n. [L. Ger. rikk, a long staff, from rekken, to stretch. Cf. recke, the bark of a tree.] A rush; a reik. [Obs.] “The bore . . . that feeds on reaks and reeds.” Drant.
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n. [L. Ger. rikk, a long staff, from rekken, to stretch. Cf. recke, the bark of a tree.] A rush; a reik. [Obs.] “The bore . . . that feeds on reaks and reeds.” Drant.
n. Pranks. [Obs.] “To play reaks.” Cotgrave. “They play such reaks.” Beau. & Fl.