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English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishbec, borrowed fromAnglo-Normanbec,Old Frenchbec, fromLatinbeccus, fromGaulish*bekkos, fromProto-Celtic*bekkos(“beak, snout”), possibly fromProto-Indo-European*bak-,*baḱ-(“pointed stick, peg”). Cognate withBretonbeg(“beak”). CompareSaterland FrisianBäk(“mouth; muzzle; beak”); Dutchbek(“beak; bill; neb”).

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Noun

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beak (countable anduncountable,pluralbeaks)

anAustralasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) with her beak wide open
  1. (anatomy)
    1. Arigidstructureprojecting from the front of abird'sface, used forpecking,grooming,foraging,carrying items,eatingfood, etc.
      Synonym:bill
    2. A similar pointed structure forming thenose andmouth of various animals, such asturtles,platypuses,whales,etc.
    3. The long projecting sucking mouth of someinsects and otherinvertebrates, as in theHemiptera.
    4. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of abivalve.
    5. Theprolongation of certainunivalve shells containing thecanal.
    6. (botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
  2. (by extension)
    1. Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as apromontory of land.
      • 1609,Richard Carew,The Survey of Cornwall. […], new edition, London: […] B. Law, […]; Penzance, Cornwall: J. Hewett, published1769,→OCLC:
        At the townes end, Cuddenbeak, an ancient house of the Bishops, from a well aduanced Promontory, which intituled itBeak
    2. (architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in anarris or narrowfillet; that part of adrip from which the water is thrown off.
    3. (farriery) Atoe clip.
    4. (nautical) That part of a ship, before theforecastle, which is fastened to thestem, and supported by the mainknee.
    5. (nautical) Abeam,shod orarmed at the end with ametalhead orpoint, andprojecting from theprow of anancientgalley, used as aram topierce thevessel of anenemy; abeakhead.
    6. (entomology) Any of variousnymphalid butterflies of the genusLibythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
  3. (slang)
    1. A person'snose, especially one that is large andpointed.
      Synonyms:honker,schnozzle
    3. (especially MTE) A person'smouth.
      Shut yourbeak!
      • 1998,Joseph O'Connor,The Salesman, London:Secker & Warburg,→ISBN,page43:
        'Did you think that bloody question up by yourself, pal?' Seánie snapped, and the guy opened and closed hisbeak a few times — I suppose he must have been surprised that a priest would talk like that.
      • 2020 October 19, u/southsidejane, “How do we stop the violence in the city (Serious Answers only ) how do we make the different hoods in Toronto make amends and squash the beef.”, inReddit‎[2], r/Torontology, archived fromthe original on8 January 2024:
        Typical Yankee detractor,nize yourbeak.
    4. (uncountable, Southern England)Cocaine.
      • 2007 August 24,Audrey Gillan, anonymous quotee, “The Nogzy, the Crocky and the bizzies - a teen 'soldier' speaks”, inAlan Rusbridger, editor,The Guardian‎[3], London:Guardian News & Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on2022-07-09:
        I just stay in bed till about 2pm. Then I sit around and smoke weed. Sometimes we dobeak [cocaine] or garys [ecstasy or MDMA] but I don't do that on the street because your jaw swings like fuck and you would need a good kip half the time. I do it every weekend though and it's fucking great. I'm being good tonight. I'll have a Bud and a smoke.
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Translations
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structure projecting from a bird's face
similar structure in an octopus
metal point fixed on the bows of a war galley, used as a ram
slang: human nose—seeschnozzle

Verb

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beak (third-person singular simple presentbeaks,present participlebeaking,simple past and past participlebeaked)

  1. (transitive) To strike with the beak.
  2. (transitive) To seize with the beak.
  3. (intransitive, Northern Ireland) Toplay truant.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:play truant
    • 2008 January 11, jemmy hope (username), “Re: Sandy Row”, inBelfast Forum‎[4]:
      Knew the Jampot well. I spent many an afternoon while I wasbeaking school in that fine establishment.
    • 2017, Paddy Armstrong,Life After Life: A Guildford Four Memoir:
      I was living at home at her age, by and large doing what my parents told me, apart frombeaking school.
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Etymology 2

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Unknown; originallycant; first recorded in 17thC; probably related to obsolete cantbeck "constable".[1][2][3]

Noun

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beak (pluralbeaks)

  1. (slang, British) Ajustice of the peace; amagistrate.
    • 1859, George Meredith, chapter XXXVIII, inThe Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume(please specify |volume=I to III), London:Chapman and Hall,→OCLC:
      They take up men, Dick, for going about in women's clothes, and vice versaw, I suppose. You'll bail me, old fellaa, if I have to make my bow to thebeak, won't you?
    • 1866,Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers:
      Harry looked rather bulky, you know, Tom, and the slop (policeman) says, 'Hallo, what you got here?' and by [blank] he took us both before thebeak.
    • 1925 July –1926 May,A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, inThe Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      Thus does history repeat itself, and that foolishbeak, with Tom Linden before him, was but Felix judging Paul.
    • 2014 January 24, Matthew Norman, “Hercules of the Yard can fix boorish Britain: There's a long list of possible miscreants for the Essex PC who made a splash over a puddle [print version: 25 January 2014]”, inThe Daily Telegraph‎[5], page27:
      That an unnamed 22-year-old will be up before the Colchesterbeak in March under the Road Traffic Act'srecherché section 3 – covering inconsiderate driving and with a maximum fine of £5,000 – may at first sight seem a facetious use of court resources.
    • 2014 April 12, Christopher Middleton, “Dream home: one of Chelsea's most historic houses is for sale: We deliver our verdict on a London landmark that comes with an impeccable legal pedigree [print version: What price justice? In this case, a cool £14.5m]”, inThe Daily Telegraph (Property)‎[6], London, page P9:
      In 1854, ill health forcedHenry [Fielding] to stop running the organisation that later became theBow Street Runners, London's first professional police force, andJohn [Fielding] took over. This despite having lost his sight in a naval accident at the age of 19. He was known as the BlindBeak, and was said to be able to recognise as many as 3,000 criminals by their voices alone.
  2. (slang, British public schools) Aschoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
    • 1907,E.M. Forster,The Longest Journey, Part II, XX [Uniform ed., p. 201]:
      It’s easy enough to be abeak when you’re young and athletic, and can offer the latest University smattering. The difficulty is to keep your place when you get old and stiff, and younger smatterers are pushing up behind you. Crawl into a boarding-house and you’re safe. A master’s life is frightfully tragic.

References

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  1. ^The Century Dictionary[1]
  2. ^“beak”, inGreen’s Dictionary of Slang,Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  3. ^James LambertThe Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004: page 12.
  • Ranko Matasović (2009)Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic,→ISBN, page60

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Basque

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Noun

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beak

  1. absolutiveplural ofbe
  2. ergativesingular ofbe

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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beak

  1. bow down
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