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pawky

A ฉลาดแกมโกง  เลือ ซ่อน เล็บ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAWKY

a.Arch; cunning. [Local. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAWK

PAWK Pawk, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small lobster. Travis.

 

PAWKY

Paw "ky, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. pæcean to deceive. ]

 

Defn: Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot. ] Jamieson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pawky

pawk y |ˈpôkē ˈpɔki | ▶adjective ( pawkier, pawkiest ) chiefly Brit. 1 having or showing a sly sense of humor: a gentle man with a pawky wit. • shrewd: she shakes her head with a look of pawky, knowing skepticism. DERIVATIVES pawk i ly |-kəlē |adverb, pawk i ness |-kēnis |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Scots and northern English pawk ‘trick, ’ of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pawky

pawky |ˈpɔːki | ▶adjective ( pawkier, pawkiest ) chiefly Scottish & N. English having or showing a sardonic sense of humour: a gentle man with a pawky wit. DERIVATIVES pawkily adverb, pawkiness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Scots and northern English pawk ‘trick ’, of unknown origin.