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Meaning of GLEEK

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Gleek\, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick
    on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gel[=a]can, Sw. leka to
    play, Dan. lege.]
    1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.]
             Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks
             ?                                     --Shak.
    2. [Cf. {Glicke}] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.]
             A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. --Beau. &
                                                   Fl.
    
  2. \Gleek\, v. i.
    To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.]
    --Shak.
    
  3. \Gleek\, n. [OF. glic, G. gl["u]ck, fortune. See {Luck}.]
    1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons.
       [Obs.] --Pepys. Evelyn.
    2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence,
       three of anything. [Obs.]
    
 
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