cleek
Pronunciation: (klēk), [key]
— n., v., claught cleeked claucht, cleeked, cleek•ing.
—n.
- a large hook, esp. one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- a club with an iron head, a narrow face, and little slope, used for shots from a poor lie on the fairway and sometimes for putting.
—v.t.
- to grasp or seize (something) suddenly and eagerly; snatch.
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