GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dak (da̤k or däk), n. [Hind. ḍāk.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India]
   
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   Dak boat, a mail boat. Percy Smith. -- Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak stage. -- To travel by dak, to travel by relays of palanquins or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
   
   
         
       

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   ‖Dawk (da̤k), n. See Dak.
   
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   Dawk, v. t. [Prov. E. dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk; cf. OE. dalk a dimple.  Cf. Ir. tolch, tollachd, tolladh, a hole, crevice, toll to bore, pierce, W. tyllu.] To cut or mark with an incision; to gash.  Moxon.
   
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   Dawk, n. A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber.  Moxon.
   
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